Junior-high student injured in hit-and-run accident

A Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School student was injured in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday afternoon.

The girl was crossing Independence Street from the Amerimart to the school when she was struck by a vehicle and landed on the sidewalk on the north side of the road, Cape Girardeau Police Department patrolman David Valentine said at the scene.

Valentine said the car was an older, green hatchback driven by a male dressed in a chef's hat and coat.

A Cape Girardeau police officer processes evidence at a car at 45 S. West End Blvd. identified as the vehicle that struck a junior-high student Tuesday afternoon. (Laura Simon)

The girl was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Valentine said.

Cpl. Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department, confirmed the car was found later Tuesday afternoon at 45 S. West End Blvd., and the driver has been taken into custody. No charges have been filed yet.

The investigation continues.

This was the second time a child was struck by a vehicle in Cape Girardeau since Friday.

The girl injured Friday on North Street was taken to a hospital and since was transported to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis for treatment of a broken femur, Valentine said.

Pertinent address:

1803 Independence St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

205 Caruthers Ave, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

45 S. West End Blvd., Cape Girardeau, MO