VIDEO: A 7-year-old boy vacationing in the Outer Banks has been flown to a Virginia hospital after being struck by a sheriff's department vehicle. Currituck County Fire and EMS responded to the scene after a call of a boy being hit by a vehicle. EMS Chief Ralph Melton tells The Virginian-Pilot the child was hit by a four-wheel drive vehicle on Carova Beach over the weekend. Melton says the boy sustained minor injuries and is in good condition but was taken to a Norfolk hospital as a precaution.