COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned the driver accused in the hit-and-run of a 8-year-old turned himself in.
Police sources confirmed to Channel 2 Cobb Bureau Chief Chris Jose Lazaro Rodriguez surrendered late Saturday night.
This comes days after police sent Channel 2 Action News pictures of the car involved in the hit-and-run. Rodriguez is charged with felony hit-and-run.
Police told Channel 2 Action News the hit-and-run happened Monday on Olive Springs Road. Johnson's family told Jose the second-grader was trying to cross the street to get to his friend's house.
The victim 8-year-old Eesah Johnson remains in a coma Doctors had to delay surgery for Johnson on Friday, saying his body just can't handle it right now.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover medical costs for the child.