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(Update) Driver in Fremont County hit & run located

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February 18th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, late Tuesday afternoon, said deputies spoke with the suspected driver of the Hit and Run accident that took place in Sidney, Monday. 40-year old Fabien Bell, of Sidney, came to the Sheriff’s Office and told the Sheriff that he thought the boys had just slapped his car on the way by and did not know of the injuries.

Bell was cited for Failure to Yield to Pedestrian in Crosswalk, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Failure to Provide Proof of Security Against Liability, Injury Accident. The incident remains under investigation.

Original report:

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department said that at around 4:10-p.m. Monday, deputies were called to the area of Filmore Street and Illinois Street in Sidney, for a report of a juvenile that had been stuck by a car. Witnesses said a vehicle was eastbound on Filmore Street and turned south on Illinois Street, while two male juveniles were attempting to cross Filmore Street. The vehicle struck one of the juveniles, briefly stopped and then fled the scene to the south.

The vehicle is described as a smaller red vehicle. The driver is described possibly as a male with glasses and no facial hair. The juvenile was transported to Grape Community Hospital, by Sidney Rescue, with minor injuries.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424.