Dallas police searching for driver who fatally struck 6-year-old girl in Sunday night hit-and-run
Dallas police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that fatally struck a 6-year-old girl and drove off Sunday night.
Officers responded to a call about a hit-and-run around 10:25 p.m. Sunday in the 5900 block of Belt Line Road.
Surveillance footage shows a young girl running from an apartment complex into oncoming traffic, weaving between cars as some drivers slowed down to take notice.
A driver in a white, newer model Acura MDX was traveling westbound on Belt Line Road when they struck the girl in the street, according to police.
Police said the suspect pulled into an adjacent parking lot and then fled the scene without helping the girl. The Acura was then seen heading westbound on Belt Line Road.
Dallas Fire-Rescue also responded to the scene and took the girl to a local hospital, where she died, police said.
"This is absolutely heartbreaking," said Lt. Tramese Jones of the Dallas Police Department. "Even for myself—I am a parent of a 6-year-old—to hear about this tragedy sends chills through your body. To know there was a child hit by a car and didn't get help in that moment is devastating."
One witness returned to the scene Thursday, leaving a bouquet of flowers in the child's memory.
"I was like, 'No, turn around. I think that was a baby,'" one witness at the scene said on Monday. "And so, we turned around and pulled up...I was on 911 as soon as I got out of the car."
Dallas police have not said if they have any leads on a suspect but are urging the public to come forward with any information.
"We are just asking the public—if you know anyone who was in the area, if you witnessed it, if you know whose car that is, if you know who was in the car—anything. Call 911," Jones said.
Police ask that if anyone has information that could help identify the vehicle and driver, contact Det. K. Land by emailing kyle.land@dallaspolice.gov or calling (214) 671-0014.
