Boy injured after being hit by car

A 7-year-old Surf City boy was in stable condition and doing well

Wednesday after being struck by car while wandering in the street, police

said.

The boy, Alexander Shields, was apparently walking near his Starlight

Lane home at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday when he suddenly darted onto Wishing Well

Avenue as a vehicle drove by, said Lt. Bruce Kelly with the Huntington

Beach Police Department.

Huntington Beach resident Arthur Jezak, 47, was driving a blue 1996

Honda Accord when he saw the boy come in the street. He tried to stop,

but couldn’t in time, police added.

Paramedics at the scene initially thought the boy’s injuries were

critical, but upon arriving to the UCI Medical Center, Shields’ condition

listed as stable.

Shields suffered multiple abrasions in the accident, and is undergoing

additional diagnostics to determine the full extent of his injuries, said

Laura Hennum, a spokeswoman for the medical center.

Police officials issued no citations at the scene of the accident, and

the traffic bureau is conducting an investigation of the incident.