Toddler struck by motorcycle in Port Richey hit-and-run

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (FOX 13) - A toddler has been injured in a hit-and-run involving a motorcycle in Port Richey.

According to Pasco Fire Rescue, a 2-year-old girl was struck in the 7300 block of Oak Crest Drive on Sunday evening.

Officials said the motorcyclist fled the scene, but Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a suspect from the 7400 block of Oak Crest Drive around 9 p.m. 

According to the child’s aunt and uncle, the little girl was playing near the street with four other children when a ball rolled out into the street. The little girl went after the ball before she was hit. They said she was conscious when she was taken to the hospital. 

The child was being airlifted as a trauma alert, according to firefighters.