Driver arrested after hit-and-run in Manchester that left teenager injured

Police identified the driver as 26-year-old Catherine Fryer of Hartford, who was arrested after investigators received help from the public.

MANCHESTER, Connecticut — The driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in Manchester on Friday that injured a teenager on an electric scooter has been arrested, city police said Sunday.

According to police, 26-year-old Catherine Fryer of Hartford is accused of evading responsibility, endangering minors, driving while license revoked, misuse of a license plate and inadequate insurance coverage, among other things.

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On Friday, officers were called at 6:57 a.m. to a crash involving a car and an electric scooter at the intersection of West Middle Turnpike and New State Road.

A 15-year-old who was on his scooter to school at the time was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Investigators determined that the vehicle involved, a green Nissan Altima, had already left the scene before officers arrived. Police said they were eventually able to locate the driver, identified as Fryer, with the help of the public.

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Fryer was held on $100,000 bail and is expected in Manchester Superior Court on July 8.

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