Child hospitalized after being struck by car in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Police say a child is in the hospital for observation after being struck by a car in an Alexandria parking lot.

Alexandria police say the child was struck Sunday morning in a parking lot in the 200 block of West Glebe Road. Alexandria police spokeswoman Crystal Nosal says the child is under observation at a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say the driver of the car stayed on the scene after the child was hit. Police are still weighing whether to cite or charge the driver.

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