Updated on April 26, 2023 at 5:10 p.m.
The man involved in the hit and run involving a child turned himself in on April 25.
He is identified as a 54-year-old Christopher Allen Mills.
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The Tucson Police Department is searching for a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run of a child.
The incident occurred on April 20 around 5:45 p.m. in the 3600 block of East Drexel Manor Stravenue near East Benson Highway and South Palo Verde Road.
Officers say the suspect car is a white 2018-2023 Chevrolet Colorado with black side mirrors.
The driver was a man wearing a lime green long-sleeve shirt.
According to TPD, the child was riding her scooter in the roadway when the suspect car struck her head-on and fled northbound shortly afterward.
The child remains in critical condition at a local hospital.
Anyone with information, contact 911 or 88-CRIME.
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