SCRANTON
A city man struck a 71-year-old woman with his SUV on Monday, fled the scene and later returned, police said.
Julio Javier Calixto, 29, told police he was distracted by a child in the back seat of his vehicle when he hit the woman as she crossed North Main Avenue toward Linden Street, Lt. Marty Crofton said.
Calixto hit the woman at 6:42 p.m. and fled the scene, telling police he got scared. He returned within about 45 minutes, the lieutenant said.
The woman suffered a broken wrist and broken ribs, but her injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening, Crofton said. She was transported to Geisinger Community Medical Center and was undergoing a CT scan Monday night.
Calixto was not charged Monday, but police are speaking with the district attorney’s office regarding charges.
— FRANK WILKES LESNEFSKY