The Florida Highway Patrol says a 3-year-old Lehigh Acres boy has been hospitalized at Lee Memorial Hospital following an accident in which he was hit by a car Saturday night, Oct. 24.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, the boy was identified as Cassidy Sandoval. They said he was walking on the shoulder of Leonard Blvd. near Gunnery at around 8 p.m. According to the report, he walked into the patch of a car driven by Matthew Warlick, 50, also of Lehigh Acres. The report stated that the boy was thrown 100 after being struck. The driver of the vehicle was not injured, police said.