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Police seek hit-and-run driver who struck child walking to school in Colerain Township

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Posted at 9:03 AM, Mar 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-15 09:06:01-04

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A hit-and-run driver struck a child as the child was walking to school Friday morning, according to Colerain Township police spokesman Jim Love.

The driver hit the 10-year-old at about 7:17 a.m. as they were crossing Colerain Avenue near Banning Road, Love said. The driver is believed to be a white man driving a light colored, four-door sedan. The child was not in a crosswalk.

First responders transported the child to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The child’s injuries are not life threatening.

Anyone with information should call the Colerain Township Police Department at 513-385-7504.