UNION COUNTY, N.C. (AP) - Authorities in North Carolina say a suspect has turned himself in after a hit-and-run critically injured a young girl who was playing at a soccer field.
The incident happened Saturday afternoon in Union County, outside Charlotte.
Deputies told local media the driver jumped a curb and hit three people, including a 5-year-old girl who was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Authorities were initially searching for a vehicle, but Union County Chief Communications Officer Tony Underwood told TV station WSOC the suspect later turned himself in.
The suspect is a juvenile and will be charged with felony hit-and-run as well as careless and reckless driving, the station reported. Because of the suspect’s age, authorities can’t release a name or any additional information.
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