Athens man charged in hit-and-run that injured child
Ohio State Highway Patrol Officers responded to a crash at about 8:00 p.m. on April 22 on State Route 93 in Madison Township. According to a release from OSHP, a Dodge Dakota traveling southbound on State Route 93 struck a 2-year-old boy in the roadway.
The driver of the Dodge Dakota drove away southbound. OSHP stated the child was originally taken to a local hospital in Chillicothe before being transferred to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.
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More than a week after the accident, OSHP arrested the driver, 38-year-old John D. Miller Jr., of Athens.
Miller was located Friday at a McDonald's restaurant where he surrendered.
According to a release from OSHP, an arrest warrant was obtained from the Jackson County municipal court after several leads from media exposure and other resources pointed to Miller.
Miller is being held in Jackson County jail and is charged with leaving the scene of a serious injury crash. His first court appearance has not yet been scheduled.
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