Cherokee, Iowa — An off-duty officer with the Cherokee Police Department has been charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident following a mishap on a Cherokee street Friday afternoon.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, a pickup driven by 52-year-old Michael McGee of Cherokee was northbound on a city street at about 3:30 Friday afternoon when his truck struck a 6-year-old girl who was crossing the street at an intersection. McGee then reportedly fled the scene.
The child was transported to a Cherokee hospital, then later transferred to another hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and according to the Iowa State Patrol, is in stable condition.
Troopers say McGee, who was off duty and driving his personal vehicle at the time of the incident, was charged after his pickup was identified as the one that struck the child.
