Young child taken to the hospital after hit-and-run in Cobbs Creek

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A young child is hospitalized after being injured in a hit-and-run crash on Friday morning in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia.

It happened around 10 a.m. at Cobbs Creek Parkway and Larchwood Avenue.

That's where the boy, who is about four years old, was hit by a vehicle.

Witnesses tell us the child was with his mother, getting into a parked car when he was struck.

According to police, the child was knocked down but remained conscious.

The driver took off after the crash, but neighbors say a witness was able to get a license plate number.

A short time later, police spotted the wanted vehicle less than a mile away at Milbourne and Market streets in Delaware County. The vehicle was left parked in front of a driveway, but there is no word on the driver.

Neighbors who live in Cobbs Creek call the road near the site of the crash dangerous, adding that drivers speed through this area often.

Anyone with information on the suspect can call or text Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).