A local eight-year-old is recovering from surgery after being hit by a vehicle on Casitas Pass Road

CARPINTERIA, Calif. – An eight-year-old Santa Barbara boy is currently recovering from surgery after being transported with a major injury when he was hit by a vehicle in the 1500 block of Casitas Pass Road, northeast of Carpinteria on Wednesday.

The identity of the child and his condition following surgery was provided to Your News Channel by his father and confirmed by the California Highway Patrol Thursday morning.

California Highway Patrol-Santa Barbara detailed that the boy was hit by a 2017 Nissan Versa and the driver remained at the scene and fully cooperated with their ongoing investigation of the incident.

According to the California Highway Patrol dispatch, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office transported the child to Cottage Hospital from the scene.