A woman and her 4-month-old baby were hospitalized Friday morning after being struck by a driver near Gumbiner Park, police said.
The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Eighth Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Police said the woman was in the process of getting into her car with her baby, who was in a stroller, when they were hit by a passing vehicle. The driver then fled the scene, police added.
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The victims’ injuries weren’t life-threatening, police said, and Long Beach Fire Department personnel took them to a hospital for treatment, police said.
Police did not share any additional information about the suspect vehicle or its driver.