Fort Worth police search for witnesses, info in hit-and-run of child riding a bike
In the course of an investigation into a hit-and-run that injured a child, Fort Worth police asked the public for help Monday in finding any witnesses or more information about the suspected driver.
On Saturday evening at about 7:40 p.m., a driver headed eastbound in the 3200 block of Strong Avenue hit a child riding a bike, according to Fort Worth police. The driver did not stop to help the child or wait for police, and instead drove away. The child was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition, police said in a press release Monday.
Amiee Johnson, the mother of the 8-year-old boy, says her son Josiah Dunn was severely injured and she held a protest Monday demanding that police make an arrest, KXAS-TV reported.
Johnson obtained surveillance video from a neighbor and tracked the truck’s license plate to a nearby home where she and others have been protesting, she told KXAS. She said police towed the pickup but haven’t arrested the driver.
Johnson told the TV station her son’s injuries include a broken leg, a skull fracture and swelling in his brain.
The police department’s traffic investigations unit identified a person of interest, who is a juvenile, and the pickup truck believed to be involved in the hit-and-run, police said. Detectives also obtained video of the hit-and-run and were continuing to investigate, according to the press release.
Police asked anyone who witnessed the hit-and-run or has additional information to contact Detective Lockhart at 817-392-4886. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by contacting Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS.
This story was originally published July 12, 2021 at 4:00 PM.
