CRESTWOOD, Ky. — Oldham County Police Department have found the alleged driver involved in a hit-and-run that injured a child.
Officers say they responded to a collision on Hwy. 146 in Crestwood on Jan. 24 involving a vehicle and a child riding a bike.
According to a media release, the child was riding the bike on the sidewalk on their way to school. While riding past an apartment building on the 6000 block of W. Hwy 146, a driver of a silver Chrysler sedan hit the bike causing injury when the child lost control and fell to the ground.
The media release states the alleged driver, 29-year-old Thomas Phillips, fled the scene.
Officials say information was received from witnesses at the scene, as well as from an anonymous tip, to verify the identity of the driver.
According to a media release, an arrest warrant was authorized by Oldham County District Court for Phillips for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid, and operating on a suspended license.
Phillips is currently being held at the Oldham County Detention Center.
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