Maplewood police searching for hit-and-run driver who injured 3-year-old girl

Police say the girl was being pulled in a bicycle trailer by her father, who was also injured.

July 7, 2022 at 1:23AM
Police say a red Dodge Caravan was responsible for the hit-and-run. (Maplewood Police Department/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Maplewood police say a 3-year-old girl sustained minor injuries after a red van struck her and her father. (Maplewood Police Department/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Maplewood police want the public's help finding a driver who hit a man and his 3-year-old daughter and drove away.

The man was biking and pulling his daughter in a trailer when they were struck at East Roselawn Avenue and West Kenwood Drive around 5 p.m. June 25, according to a news release from Maplewood police. Both suffered minor injuries.

The suspect's vehicle is described as a 2008-09 maroon Dodge Caravan with right front bumper damage and a white sticker on the lower-left rear window. The driver was a white woman, according to the release.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Jason Marino at 651-249-2624 or jason.marino@maplewoodmn.gov.

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