Police were last night still trying to determine who was driving a jeep that struck and killed a three-year-old boy on St. Vincent Road early yesterday.
The toddler's 26-year-old mother was also struck during the hit and run and was listed in critical condition in hospital, according to police.
The boy's body was found down the street from where the impact happened.
Seemingly shocked area residents and passers-by watched as the child lay on the side of the road.
Superintendent Stephen Dean said the woman was pushing her son in a stroller easterly along St. Vincent Road when a jeep traveling in the opposite direction struck them around 6 a.m.
"We are appealing to the driver of that vehicle... to turn yourself in to police immediately," Dean said.
"It is an innocent child that has been struck [through] no fault of the child.
"...We are asking residents and passers-by to contact police immediately with any details... so we can bring justice to this family and resolve this matter."
A resident of the area, who did not want to be identified, told The Nassau Guardian that he witnessed the "senseless" incident.
He said it was "heartless" for the driver not to stop.
"I was just cleaning my car, and I observed the lady walking with the stroller with the baby," he said.
"I watched her stop once to fix something on the wheel, then she walked a couple of feet, and then stopped again.
"When she stopped a brown Explorer just came and knocked [her] and did not stop."
The man said he ran to assist the woman and began searching for the child, who he eventually saw in the distance, lying in the street, lifeless.
He said as a father of two young sons, the incident weighed on him and will act as a reminder of the need to take every possible precaution.
After mortuary personnel carried the boy's body away, officers continued to collect small parts of the vehicle that were scattered in the street.
Among the debris was the boy's red and black backpack and a pair of slippers.
Just a few feet away, a pink handbag could be seen on the side of the road.
Dean noted that St. Vincent Road is a busy thoroughfare, adding that police frequently cite drivers for speeding.
While he did not confirm whether speed was a factor contributing to yesterday's incident, Dean warned motorists to be heed road traffic laws.

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