DECATUR, Ga. — Decatur police are looking for the driver of a red Toyota sedan that they say was involved in an accident this morning involving a child pedestrian.
According to the Decatur Police Department, around 8:40 a.m., officers went to the Commerce Drive and West Howard Avenue intersection after receiving reports of an accident with a pedestrian involved.
When they got there, they learned a red Toyota sedan was driving west on West Howard Avenue when the driver drove through a red light at the intersection.
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As a result, the car hit a child walking in the crosswalk and the driver left the scene.
Police said the child was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The child has not been identified.
Anyone with information about the driver’s identity or the vehicle is asked to call Decatur police at 404-373-6551.
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