Surveillance video leads police to driver accused of hitting two juveniles and fleeing scene in Norwalk
Officers responded to the area of Cross Street and Wilton Avenue for a reported crash involving two juvenile pedestrians.
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A Norwalk man has been arrested after police say he struck two juveniles with his vehicle and fled the scene Tuesday.
Officers responded to the area of Cross Street and Wilton Avenue for a reported crash involving two juvenile pedestrians. Investigators said a black Mini Cooper hit the juveniles as they were crossing the street and then left the area.
Both juveniles were taken to Norwalk Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said witness interviews and surveillance video helped detectives identify the vehicle involved. The driver, identified as 68-year-old Joseph Campbell of Norwalk, later turned himself in to authorities.
Campbell is charged with evading responsibility with serious physical injury, evading responsibility with physical injury, failure to obey a traffic control signal, operating without a license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating without minimum insurance and misuse of registration plates.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 3.
