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Bremerton toddler struck by car

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BREMERTON, Wash. — A Bremerton boy is recovering after he was hit by a car.

Police told KIRO 7 the 2-year-old was at a family gathering near east 11th Street and Perry Avenue Saturday night.

He was hit when he wandered, unnoticed, into the middle of the street, according to investigators.

The boy was airlifted to Harborview where he is stable in the intensive care unit with head injuries.

Bremerton police say the driver who hit the child was cooperative and neither speed nor drugs are considered factors in the crash. Toxicology reports are pending.

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