Dallas detectives searching for hit-and-run driver who killed 7-year-old off LBJ Freeway

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Detectives in Dallas are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 7-year-old girl late Sunday night. 

Police said the child was run over again, this time by a driver who remained at the scene at about 12:15 a.m. Oct. 16. She was laying in the roadway in the 7600 block of Lyndon B Johnson Service Road when she was hit again. 

Detectives said they're "working diligently" to identify the driver and vehicle that initially hit the girl and took off. 

They are searching for a 2007-2014 Cadillac Escalade or similar SUV. Investigators said they're unsure of its color, but agree it likely has damage to the front right with a missing right headlight.

Anyone with information about a potential suspect, is urged to contact the police department. 

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• EMPTY TAG 1
• Texas
• Deadly Hit And Run
• Crime

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