A man was arrested in Stockton after a hit and run left a 12-year-old girl injured. The girl was treated for serious head wounds at a local hospital.
Stockton: A man has been arrested after a 12-year-old girl was hurt in a hit and run. The incident happened on Fairfield Road.
The collision took place around 2:55 PM on January 28. The girl, named Tori Walton, was walking home from school when she was struck.
Tori was on her way to her grandmother’s house when the accident occurred at the junction with Upsall Grove. She suffered a deep cut on her head that needed 17 staples.
Luckily, a passing driver stopped to help and called for an ambulance. Tori was taken to North Tees University Hospital for treatment.
Cleveland Police reported that a 55-year-old man was arrested. He is suspected of failing to stop after the accident and causing serious injury.
Police are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact them at 101, referencing number 016115.
