A driver is in custody after a hit-and-run crash seriously injured a 7-year-old in Fort Pierce earlier this month, police said.
The Fort Pierce Police Department said Wednesday that they arrested Demetris Johnson, 34, in a hit-and-run that occurred on Aug. 1 at the intersection of North 25th Street and Avenue M.
Drivers arrested in Fort Pierce hit-and-run that sent child to hospital
Investigators said Johnson was located and arrested at 2905 U.S. Highway 1. He faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and driving while license suspended.
The crash occurred at approximately 8:55 p.m. at the intersection of North 25th Street and Avenue M…