Dallas police searching for vehicle that hit and killed 7-year-old on I-635 service road
DALLAS - Dallas police are asking for help finding a driver who hit and killed a 7 year-old girl earlier this week.
Police say the vehicle struck the girl on the service road of I-635 near Coit Road on Monday at around 12:10 a.m.
The driver left the scene without stopping to help the victim.
The suspect's vehicle is believed to be a 2007-2014 Cadillac Escalade or similar vehicle with damage to the front right area and that is missing a headlight.
Police released a stock photo of the car.
Stock photo of Escalade (Source: Dallas Police)
A second vehicle also hit the girl, but that driver stopped and called 911.
Police say the second driver is cooperating with the investigation.
Police sources tell FOX 4 the girl and her family were staying at the Marriott Residence Inn along the highway while their apartment was being renovated. She reportedly wandered out into the service road and was struck.
Dallas girl, 7, hit twice while crossing I-635 service road, police searching for vehicle
A 7-year-old girl died after she was hit by at least two vehicles on the service road of Interstate 635 in North Dallas.
The girl’s name will not be released by police due to her age.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police.