ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Rochester Police say an 11-year-old boy from the city hit a pedestrian with a 2017 Hyundai which was stolen from Henrietta.

At 8:21 p.m. Rochester Police went to Flint Street and Jefferson Avenue for a 34-year-old woman from the city who was hit by a car.

The woman had injuries to the upper body and was taken to the hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.

Because of his age, the boy could not be charged with any crime. He was returned to his parents, and a referral was made to the Monroe County Family Support Center.

At the end of 2022, New York State put the “Raise The Age,” law into effect, which raised the lowest age of juvenile delinquency to 12 in almost all cases except homicide cases.

According to the NYS Office of Children and Family Services website, this law required local Departments of Social Services to develop their own diversion programs so they could take kids off the path of crime and gear them toward therapy or other programs.

In Monroe County, the “Family Access and Connection Team,” under the Monroe County Family Support Center connects children to those services, but it is up to the family or guardians of the child to decide if they want to use the services.

To learn more about the Monroe County Family Support Center, click here.