A 12-year-old boy was received minor injuries when a motorist struck him and fled the scene this afternoon.
The hit and run occurred on Tucson Boulevard just north of Ft. Lowell.
According to Tucson Police Department public information officer Brandon Tatum, the injuries to the boy were minor.
The report indicates the vehicle was a white SUV possibly a Chevy Tahoe.
Tatum did not know if there was damage to the vehicle that would help identify it.
It’s unbelievable. I’m seriously considering giving up biking altogether. It’s my main mode of transportation, and has been all my life, but the motorists are winning. Especially the reckless a-holes who text and drive, run cyclists off the road and hit them and then flee. I hate the idea of not cycling anymore, but at this point, the risk I have to take to do it is above of what I find tolerable. I don’t drive without a seatbelt, and I don’t cross the road with my eyes closed. Cycling around here feels like doing just that.