Sapulpa police looking for driver who struck elementary student and left the scene

Micah Choquette// January 30, 2024

Sapulpa police are currently looking for the driver of a vehicle that they say struck a student as she was crossing the street and then left the scene of the accident (Update: the driver has been located).

Paramedics and firefighters at the scene of the hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Tuesday morning. (photo by Micah Choquette for the Sapulpa Times)

The incident happened just after 8:30 am on Tuesday at the corner of Dewey and Watchorn outside the entrance to Holmes Park Elementary. According to witnesses at the scene, the driver was pulling out of the parking lot and turning right just as the girl was crossing Watchorn Street. She was struck twice, according to one witness, and then the driver left the scene, continuing south on Watchorn.

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