Child, 2, injured in hit-and-run near Georgetown

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities say a 2-year-old was struck during a hit-and-run Sunday evening.

The incident happened shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Harmony Hills Drive near Georgetown.

Officials with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office say the driver took off after hitting the child.

The child was taken by helicopter to the Medical University of South Carolina for treatment.

Deputies say the suspect, 42-year-old Florenteno Cruz, was apprehended by deputies in the Harmony Hills neighborhood and turned over to South Carolina Highway Patrol.

There is no word on the child’s condition.