Early Wednesday evening, Amarillo police officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle striking a pedestrian in the 5300 block of East Amarillo Boulevard.
A 9 year old boy was crossing Amarillo Blvd from south to north, not at a cross walk. The juvenile was struck by a 2018 Dodge Ram truck, driven by a 71 year old man.
The boy was taken to a local area hospital with life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.