A 3-year-old girl was in fair condition after she was hit by a car Monday evening on the city’s southeast side. The driver drove away, police said.

The girl was playing in the street in the 4300 block of Spatz Avenue about 7:25 p.m. when a silver Saturn came speeding down the street, Fort Wayne police Sgt. Robert LaLone said. She was hit just south of McKinnie Avenue between South Park and Gaywood drives.

There were skid marks on the street where the driver tried to stop before hitting the child. LaLone said the driver skidded sideways and struck the girl. The girl was taken to a hospital in fair condition, he said.

The girl’s parents were at one of the homes nearby, but LaLone did not know whether they lived in the area.

Shortly after the girl was struck, numerous children were playing in the front yard of a home adjacent to the scene. A toddler nearly ran into the street while police were investigating, but his mother grabbed him just before he reached the pavement.

Spatz Avenue is narrow and had cars parked on both sides of the street Monday evening.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Tony Maze at 427-1373.