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Police: 6-year-old hit, dragged by car

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Baltimore police say a 6-year-old girl was critically injured when she was hit by a car and dragged underneath it.

News outlets report that officers responding to a report of a pedestrian struck in West Baltimore found a 6-year-old girl stuck underneath a car.

The girl was hit and dragged by the car after witnesses told police she walked between two parked cars and into the street. Police say the driver tried to stop, but wasn’t able to.

After the child was extracted from underneath the car, police say she was taken to a hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. Police are investigating the incident as an accident.

Maryland seeks consultant for planned Baltimore Treatment and Therapeutic Center

By The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — Maryland officials have taken a step toward building a new mental illness and substance abuse treatment center for nonviolent offenders in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Department of General Services has issued a request for proposal for a design and construction consultant. The consultant would oversee various aspects of the planned Baltimore Treatment and Therapeutic Center. Officials say it is expected to take about 10 years and cost more than $450 million to complete. Plans call for the treatment center to be developed on the grounds of the former Baltimore City Detention Center, which was closed in 2015.
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