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Boy Seriously Hurt After Pickup Truck Hits Him on South Avenue, NYPD Says

STATEN ISLAND — An 8-year-old boy was seriously injured after he ran into the street in Mariners Harbor and was hit by a person driving a pickup truck Wednesday morning, officials said.

The child darted out into traffic from between two parked cars in front of 95 South Ave. near Arlington Place at about 11:37 a.m., according to the FDNY and NYPD.

The child was taken to Richmond University Medical Center with serious injuries.

The driver remained at the scene and was not immediately charged or given a summons, an NYPD spokesman said.