Overview
- Officers responded around 4 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of North Hilton Street near Green Street Academy.
- Police report the child ran into the roadway during an altercation and was struck by an SUV.
- A video circulating on social media shows the collision as several children fought nearby, and a witness said the boy may have slipped while trying to film.
- Family members told WJZ the child underwent two surgeries and is expected to survive.
- The driver remained on scene as detectives investigate, the boy’s connection to the school has not been confirmed, and state data show pedestrian-involved fatal crashes in Maryland rose 23% from 2019 to 2023.