{"id":291844,"date":"2026-04-29T19:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/291844\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:27:08","slug":"fresno-hit-and-run-suspect-arrested-for-hitting-4-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/291844\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno hit-and-run suspect arrested for hitting 4-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man who allegedly fled the scene after hitting a young child with his car has been arrested.<\/p>\n

Aman Kumar, 31, was arrested early Wednesday at a residence near Peach and Florence avenues on suspicion of hit-and-run resulting in death or injury, according to jail booking info.<\/p>\n

Police received reports of the hit-and-run around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Diana Trueba Vega said.<\/p>\n

The victim, a 4-year-old child, was taken to a hospital for treatment. He was in critical but stable condition, police said.<\/p>\n

Officers said the victim was playing in the backyard as his father and uncle worked on a car. He exited through a gate without the adults noticing and walked into the bike lane.<\/p>\n

Cars traveling northbound on Peach Avenue stopped for the child, but Kumar drove into the bike lane to go around the traffic and struck the child, Trueba Vega said.<\/p>\n

Police say Kumar fled the scene, though witnesses got his license plate number.<\/p>\n

Kumar\u2019s car was impounded for evidence after his arrest.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM.<\/p>\n

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