Police search for driver in alleged hit-and-run of boy on bike in North York
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Police are looking for a driver who they say struck a boy on a bicycle and fled the scene in North York last week.
Officers were called to the area of Princess Avenue and Dudley Avenue at 12:35 p.m. on May 9.
That's where they say a 14-year-old boy was bicycling westbound, when a driver in a four-door Honda Civic headed south struck him.
The driver then fled the scene, police say.
The cyclist was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Police are asking local residents, businesses and drivers who may have security camera footage of the incident to contact investigators.
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