A Northfield woman was arrested after striking a teenage pedestrian in Atlantic City, and leaving her seriously injured, police said.
Officer Aaron Jones found the 16-year-old girl injured in the road in the 200 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just before midnight Tuesday.
Shelby Frasier, 28, was arrested after returning to the scene about three hours later to report her involvement, Lt. Kevin Fair said.
The teen underwent surgery.
Frasier has a long list of driving infractions involving unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and driving without a license dating to 2009, municipal court records show.
She is now charged with assault by auto, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with serious bodily injury and multiple motor vehicle infractions.
She was released on a summons.
Officer Eric Knuttel, who made the arrest, is investigating the crash.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Atlantic City Police Department Accident Investigations Section at 609-347-5744. Information may also be texted anonymously to tip411 (847411), beginning the text with ACPD.
