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An 11-year-old girl was hit by a car and seriously hurt while she was in a crosswalk. Now, police need your help finding the driver

The crash happened on Friday afternoon near 19th Street and Roeser Road in south Phoenix. Police released a picture of the car that hit the girl.

PHOENIX — Do you recognize this silver Mitsubishi Montero?

Phoenix police have released a picture of a car that hit and seriously hurt an 11-year-old girl in south Phoenix on Friday, in the hopes that someone recognizes it and can identify the driver. 

The crash happened around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon near 19th Street and Roeser Road. Detectives say the girl was crossing the street in a marked school crosswalk when she was hit by the driver, who was headed west on Roeser Road. She was taken to the hospital and has serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. 

Detectives learned the vehicle that the girl was a silver 2001 Mitsubishi Montero with black roof racks and a black front push bumper.   

If you recognize the car or know who may be driving it, you are asked to call Silent Witness at (480) WITNESS or (480) TESTIGO to give a tip in Spanish. Tips can also be reported online at Silentwitness.org.  

Silent Witness:

Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.

The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.

Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.

Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.

Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000.

Have a tip? Submit it on the Silent Witness tip form here.  

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