A driver has been arrested in a hit-and-run in Florida that left a 7-year-old hospitalized earlier this month, deputies said.
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Demetris Johnson, 34, was arrested Wednesday on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and driving with a suspended license in the Aug. 1 crash, Fort Pierce Police officials said.
According to police, the 7-year-old and another child were crossing a road in a marked crosswalk when Johnson struck one of them.
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Surveillance video from a nearby business captured the crash and showed Johnson get out of his vehicle to check on the kids before getting back in and fleeing, police said.
Johnson was later identified as the driver and arrested, police said.
The 7-year-old was hospitalized with serious injuries and later released, but is still recovering.
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The investigation was ongoing.