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Car hits, kills boy in Lancaster County

The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department says a boy was hit and killed by a car that left the scene.
Credit: Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 11 a.m. (May 8): Northern Lancaster County Regional Police have released the identity of the driver in the case. She is a 23-year-old Harrisburg woman who was driving a white Nissan Maxima that fatally struck and killed a 16-year-old Manheim boy on the 200 block of W. Sun Hill Road in Penn Township on May 2.

Police have taken custody of the vehicle, and the investigation is ongoing.

Police have not released the victim's identity, nor have they announced what charges, if any, will be filed against the woman.

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Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash in Lancaster County.

The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department says a 16-year-old boy from Manheim was hit and killed by a car that left the scene. The crash occurred in the 200 block of West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township around 9:31 p.m. on May 2.

Officers say they were originally dispatched for a cardiac arrest, but a full investigation was launched when they arrived at the scene and found the boy dead. He allegedly was working on the side of the road when he was struck.

Police have identified the driver and striking car, according to the NLCRPD. The department's Crash Reconstruction Team and the Criminal Investigations Unit are actively investigating the cause of the crash.

Officers ask anyone with information on the crash to contact Cpl. Alex Good at 717-733-0965, Lancaster County Crime Stoppers at 800-322-1913 or submit a tip online.

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