A 26-year-old Concord woman was arrested this morning after a child was struck and injured in a hit-and-run bus stop accident. Charges are pending against Martha Patricia Ortiz - Lorenzano of 87 Woodsdale Place, Concord Police Chief Merl Hamilton said. She is not a U.S. citizen, and immigration officials are investigating whether to begin possible deportation processing, he said.The child, who attends Weddington Hills Elementary School, was taken to NorthEast Medical Center with a leg injury, school officials said. Shortly after 8 a.m., the driver fled in a 1996 green Mazda, after hitting the boy at a bus stop on Kerr Street near Buffalo Avenue. The boy is expected to be okay!
"According to the bus driver, the bus had stopped and was awaiting the student to cross the street and board the bus, with the stop arms and lights activated," Hamilton said. After the driver didn't stop, a woman who had witnessed the accident followed her, then called 911 with her location. The citizen's help was critical in finding the driver, he said. Ortiz Lorenzano was still being questioned this afternoon, and a Spanish-speaking officer was assisting with the case.
Sources: WCNC & The Charlotte Observer