The seven-year-old Point Borough boy hit by a car on Albert E. Clifton Avenue is going to be fine, according to his family, police said.
"No charges will be filed against the driver as the child ran out in front of the car," said Sgt. Lee Downs.
Police are not releasing any names.
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The car hit the boy as he ran into the middle of Albert E. Clifton shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, said Police Chief Larry Williams on Thursday night.
The impact happened when the boy was in front of 711 Albert E. Clifton.
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The boy had been walking from the east side to the west side of Albert E. Clifton to go to a bus stop to go to Ocean Road School, Williams said. He had been walking with his mother and siblings.
The boy had been conscious and alert as he was transported to Ocean Medical Center in Brick, police had said.
Since then, the hospital did a CAT scan, which was negative, and there are no broken bones, Williams said.
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