Skyla Romano, 14, critically injured in hit-and-run pedestrian collision on Dartmouth Street in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Teenager critically hurt during hit and run in Dartmouth
Police say a driver hit the teen on Dartmouth Street near Cove Road just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday, and then drove off.
14-year-old girl seriously injured in hit-and-run crash
About 30 minutes after the crash occurred, the driver, Jessica Skaggs, 34, of New Bedford, turned herself in at the Dartmouth Police Headquarters. A 2004 Nissan Sentra, which Skaggs was operating at the time of the crash, was discovered in a parking lot a short distance from the scene of the crash.
Friends identify teen critically injured in hit-and-run
Skaggs was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in bodily injury and driving without a license. Her license was suspended in Nevada for stealing a car. Skagg’s attorney, Susan Faria, said the license would've been reinstated by now, if not for financial difficulties.
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