Man arrested for allegedly hitting child with car in Boone County

abc17news-Newsroom

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Boone County deputies have arrested a Columbia man for a crash that left a child hurt over the weekend.

On Monday, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for a driver accused of hitting a 9-year-old girl with their car in the 700 block of Demaret Drive on Sunday night. Deputies originally said they were looking for a woman, but a social media post on Tuesday morning said they arrested 40-year-old Frank Gee IV on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident.

Charges against Gee were not available in online court records Tuesday morning.

The girl was taken to a hospital, though she was alert and talking when emergency crews got to the scene on Sunday night.

Gee was not on the Boone County Jail roster on Tuesday.

 

Click here to follow the original article.