ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Crimestoppers has stepped into the investigation into the child who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on the north side last night. Crimestoppers is offering up to $5,000 for information that leads police to make a felony arrest of the driver responsible for the child’s death.The vehicle is described as a four-door light-colored Nissan Altima with black trim and tinted windows. The hit-and-run driver was speeding east on Labadie from East Norwood. Police say the driver was racing another vehicle. The child is identified as six-year-old Janell Rice of the 45-hundred block of Natural Bridge. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-877-371-TIPS. That’s 1-877-371-8477.

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