From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who reportedly struck a child with his pickup truck on Saddle Ridge Lane near Pinson on March 25.
Deputies responded to the incident in the 5400 block of Saddle Ridge Lane, east of Tyler Loop Road.
Witnesses report that the child was hit and knocked off his scooter by a white male driving a black Ford F150 according to a JCSO incident report. After hitting the child the driver got out of his truck, checked on the child and then fled the scene.
The child suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by private vehicle. Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the driver of this truck.
Deputies request that anyone with information about this crime call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450.