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| Boy, 16, pleads guilty to hit-and-run of three-year-old | Boy, 16, pleads guilty to hit-and-run of three-year-old |
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| A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a hit-and-run crash which critically injured a three-year-old. | |
| Leo Durrington, three, was hit by a stolen Ford Transit in Wigan Road, Leigh, at about 10:30 GMT on Tuesday. | Leo Durrington, three, was hit by a stolen Ford Transit in Wigan Road, Leigh, at about 10:30 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The 16-year-old and another boy, aged 15, appeared at Wigan Youth Court. | |
| The older boy also admitted failing to stop for police and after a collision, driving without a licence and insurance and a handling a stolen van. | The older boy also admitted failing to stop for police and after a collision, driving without a licence and insurance and a handling a stolen van. |
| The other youngster admitted a single charge of being carried in a stolen vehicle. | The other youngster admitted a single charge of being carried in a stolen vehicle. |
| Neither of the teenagers can be named because of their ages. | Neither of the teenagers can be named because of their ages. |
| The 16-year-old was also due in court on 15 November, accused of other motoring offences, before the crash involving the child, the court heard. | |
| Greater Manchester Police said the injured boy was still in a critical condition in hospital. | Greater Manchester Police said the injured boy was still in a critical condition in hospital. |