CUDAHY, Wis. — An 89-year-old Milwaukee woman is in custody after Cudahy police say she allegedly took off after hitting a 9-year-old girl who was walking to school Tuesday morning.

The family has identified the girl as Lenci Lambert, and she was struck by the driver around 8 a.m. near the intersection of E. Ramsey Avenue and S. Swift Avenue, according to police.

9-year-old girl recovering after hit-and-run crash in Cudahy

She was taken to the hospital for her injuries. Her family says she is awake and suffered a concussion. A sigh of relief for the family.

"I was scared, I was kind of upset, I was like, who did this? Who did this?" Said Lenci's cousin, Trinity. She was there shortly after it happened. "I was trying to hold back from crying cause I knew that wouldn’t help her, so I jus

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