Hit-and-run driver strikes, injures student on N Battlebell Rd in Highlands
HIGHLANDS, TX – According to Click 2 Houston, a driver allegedly fled the scene after striking a high school student on the 2800 block of N Battlebell Rd on Tuesday.
John Wesley Williams, 61, was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram on N Battlebell Rd when he reportedly ran a stop sign and disregarded the bus’s flashing lights.
Williams drove around the bus and hit the 17-year-old with the truck’s side mirror. The collision knocked the teen down, and they injured their leg and knee.
A bystander followed Williams and called 911.
Authorities arrested Williams and charged him with failing to stop and render aid in an accident resulting in injury. Williams was booked into jail. He is being held on a $20,000 bond.
The student suffered non-life-threatening injuries
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