A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after a car struck him as he was riding his bike in Shelton last night.
Police said the boy was hit at Maltby and Gilbert streets around 6:30 p.m. and the driver, a 34-year-old Oxford woman, remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
The boy was treated at the scene and transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has serious injuries and is in critical condition.
Police said the child was not wearing a helmet.
The Shelton Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team was called to investigate because the child sustained serious injuries.
Witnesses are asked to call Shelton police at 203-924-1544.
