Two Brothers Hit By Car on the Way to School, Driver in Custody

 Two brothers, ages 10 and 11 were seriously injured after being hit by a car as they were walking to school in Yakima at about 8:30 this morning.  The 10 year old was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and is in critical condition.  The 11 year old is in serious condition in a Yakima hospital.  Yakima Police Captain Rod Light says the boys were walking at the intersection of King Street and Rock Avenue when they were hit and they were dragged some 80 feet under the car before the car finally stopped.  The driver of the car was taken into custody and it's suspected that he was under the influence of drugs or alchohol.  

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