Carson City emergency crews respond to vehicle hit and run involving juvenile pedestrian
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to a vehicle hit and run accident involving a juvenile pedestrian near the intersection of Nye and Northgate streets.
The call came into dispatch shortly after 7 a.m. The pedestrian is a 15-year-old male who appeared to have suffered non-life threatening injuries to his leg and hip.
The vehicle involved that left the area was described as an older model pickup with a camper shell.
Arriving fire department personnel treated the juvenile at the scene and took him by ground ambulance to the hospital.
Traffic is being diverted around the incident. Motorists can expect traffic delays in the areas of Nye and Northgate.
We will update as more information becomes available.