Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Jesse Roybal said a child of about 4 years old was hit by a moped about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Pecos Road.
The child was hospitalized with minor injuries, police said.
Police said it appears to have been a hit-and-run crash.
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