NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A 7-year-old boy is in the hospital after being hit by a car in Newport News Friday morning, police say.
The child was hit around 9 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue, police say. That's near the Marketplace at Tech Center mall.
Police say the driver of the car stayed at the scene.
As police investigate, the northbound lanes of Jefferson Avenue around Hogan Drive are closed.
