Children injured when police cruiser strikes car

Saturday, March 28, 2009 | 2:56 a.m.

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A 7-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl were injured late Friday when the car they were riding in was struck by a Metro Police cruiser in the western Las Vegas Valley.

Metro Police investigators said the two-vehicle collision occurred at 9:22 p.m. at the intersection of Jones and Oakey boulevards.

Authorities said a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire was southbound on Jones Boulevard making a left onto eastbound Oakey Boulevard when it was struck in the right rear by a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser traveling northbound on Jones Boulevard.

All three occupants of the Pontiac -- the boy, the girl and the driver, Leilani Hoe, 33, of Las Vegas -- were taken to University Medical Center. The boy suffered serious injuries, the girl's injuries were moderate and Hoe's injuries were minor, police said. The child victims weren't being identified.

The 39-year-old driver of the Metro Police cruiser and a 25-year-old passenger weren't being identified early Saturday, although Metro Police were expected to release their names at a later time. The driver wasn't injured and the passenger suffered minor injuries, police said.

The Metro Police accident investigation detail is continuing to investigate the collision.

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