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2-Year-Old Hit by Car in East Dallas: Police

The incident occurred in the 8000 block of Chariot Drive on Wednesday night

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A Dallas woman faces child endangerment charges after her 2-year-old girl was hit by a car Wednesday night, police say.

The incident occurred in the 8000 block of Chariot Drive at approximately 8:30 p.m.

According to the Dallas Police Department, officers responded to the scene where a sedan was reported to have struck a child. The girl had walked out from between parked vehicles into the path of the driver, police said.

The child was hospitalized with minor abrasions to both arms and minor burns to both legs and possible internal injuries, police said.

Police said the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and rendered aid to the child, who was by herself at the time of the incident.

The intersection of Chariot Drive and Rothington Road were closed while police investigated.

No further information was made available.

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