Mesa police arrest woman after hit-and-run seriously injures 4-year-old
Mesa police arrested a woman on suspicion of striking and seriously injuring a 4-year-old girl with a car on Sunday near Main Street and Mesa Drive.
The car struck the girl around 4 p.m. and left the scene, according to a Mesa police news release. The girl was taken to a local hospital and is being treated for a brain bleed, broken ribs, a punctured lung, facial lacerations and facial fractures.
She is expected to survive, according to police.
On Monday, officers found a car matching the description of the suspect vehicle at an apartment complex in the area the collision had taken place. The vehicle was in a designated parking spot, which led officers to the apartment of Veronica Laprada, 48.
The car and Laprada were identified through video surveillance and witness accounts, police said.
Laprada was identified as the owner of the vehicle and the driver involved in the hit-and-run, according to police. She was booked on suspicion of failing to remain on scene of a serious physical injury collision.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Veronica Laprada arrested after hit-and-run injures 4-year-old in Mesa
