Hit-and-run scooter rider slams into 6-year-old boy in East Harlem park

Cops on Monday were hunting a hit-and-run scooter rider who slammed into a 6-year-old boy in an East Harlem park, leaving the boy critically hurt.

The little victim suffered multiple skull fractures and bleeding on the brain after he was struck by the scooter rider inside Thomas Jefferson Park near E. 111th St. and First Ave. about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, cops said.

The scooter rider was zipping south on a pedestrian walkway when he struck the boy, sending him hurtling to the ground.

The scooter rider stopped but fled the park heading north towards E. 114th St. and Pleasant Ave. before cops arrived, according to police.

Paramedics rushed the victim to Harlem Hospital in critical condition.

The boy’s condition improved overnight as he was transferred to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia but he is still listed in critical, authorities said.

A witness gave police cellphone pictures of the scooter rider, believed to be a teen. The NYPD released those photos Monday and asked the public’s help identifying the suspect and tracking him down.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.