UPDATE: Police Make Arrest in Hit-and-Run

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia Police have charged a 56-year-old in the hit-and-run involving an eight-year-old girl Friday night.

The incident happened at the intersection of Two Notch Road and Taylor Street, shortly after 8 p.m.

Police say Garnitra Whitaker is charged with Hit and Run, Driving under Suspension and Failure to Render Aid. Whitaker was transported to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

CPD officers located Whitaker after a thorough investigation late last night. The vehicle she’s accused of driving, a 2003 Kia Sedona mini-van, was found at Gonzalez Gardens shortly after the incident.

The victim suffered abrasions and a broken leg and is being medically treated for her non-life threatening injuries.

Preliminary information from the Traffic Safety Unit indicates that the child ran across several lanes of traffic before being struck by minivan. The incident was captured on surveillance video.