Hanover Va. – Crash Investigators have made an arrest in the September 12, 2015 hit and run crash involving a pedestrian in the 8300 block of Wetherden Drive in the Brooks Hollow subdivision in Mechanicsville. A 16-year-old female from Henrico County has been charged with Felony Hit and Run due to the injury of the pedestrian.

We would like to thank the members of the media and community who shared information about this investigation. Your efforts lead to the tip that ultimately resulted in this arrest.
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Information Released September 18, 2015:
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Suspects in Hit and Run Crash Involving a Pedestrian

Hanover, Va. - The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects involved in a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian. On Saturday, September 12, 2015, at approximately 7:35 PM deputies responded to the 8300 block of Wetherden Drive in the Brooks Hollow subdivision in Mechanicsville, for the report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle.

Witnesses reported that a dark colored compact model pickup truck, similar to a Ford Ranger, struck a female pedestrian on Wetherden Drive and fled the scene at a high rate of speed toward Brooks Hollow Parkway. The suspect vehicle was occupied by an unknown driver and a white female passenger. The female pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Under Virginia law, drivers have a duty to stop and report traffic accidents involving injury or property damage. If the driver fails to stop and report the accident, every person sixteen years of age or older in the vehicle with the driver at the time of the accident has the same duty to report the accident within 24 hours of the incident.