What This Story Is About
- A child was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a hit-and-run in Bowling Green, according to NBC affiliate WNKY.
Why It Matters
- The man was reportedly operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and was driving on a suspended license when he hit the child.
- Officials obtained a blood sample and the suspect’s car as evidence.
BOWLING GREEN, KY. (WSMV) – A child was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a hit-and-run in Bowling Green, according to NBC affiliate WNKY.
Police charged the driver of a Toyota Camry, 21-year-old Tyohn Powell, of Bowling Green, for reportedly hitting the child while they were riding a motorized scooter. The child was wearing a helmet.
According to the police report obtained by WNKY, Powell checked on the child, who was unconscious, but then fled the scene without rendering aid or waiting for officers to arrive. His license was reportedly expired…