A Glendale boy was recovering Monday after being hit by a car as he
chased after a man who stole a bag from his trunk.
The 17-year-old boy was kneeling on the ground Saturday in front
of his car in the 1700 block of Opechee Way when he sensed movement
at the rear of the vehicle, according to police reports. The boy
stood to investigate and saw a man running from his car to a dirty
white or off-white, four-door Toyota Corolla with his $40 roadside
hazard bag, police said. The man apparently believed the bag held
more valuable items, police said.
The Corolla started moving as the boy stepped into the street, and
it hit him. The boy rolled onto the windshield and roof, and fell off
the car about 30 feet from where he was struck, police said. The boy
suffered minor scrapes on his right knee and was treated by
paramedics.
The boy told police he did not recognize the man and did not see
the driver of the Corolla.
Darleene Barrientos
