Forest North Elementary School Student Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash on Hymeadow Drive in Austin
Caden Walsh Injured in Austin Hit-and-Run Accident on 13000 Hymeadow Drive
Forest North Elementary School Student Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash on Hymeadow Drive in Austin
Austin, Texas (February 14, 2018) – Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck a Forest North Elementary School Student and fled the scene on Friday afternoon in Austin.
According to the Austin Police Department, the incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 9, in the 13000 block of Hymeadow Drive.
Police said Caden Walsh, 10, was walking in the eastbound side of Hymeadow Drive heading home from school when a vehicle drifted away from the roadway and struck him.
Walsh had to crawl a quarter of a mile home after the incident.
Police said Walsh was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Austin Police Department is conducting an investigation into the crash and says the suspect vehicle is a red Chevrolet SUV with tinted windows.
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