November 18th, 2024 – 3:50 PM
Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –
From Rome Police:
Around 2:30 pm this afternoon, Rome Police were called to the parking lot of the Citgo convenience store located at the intersection of John Davenport Drive and Martha Berry Boulevard to reports of a child being backed over by a vehicle.
According to the preliminary investigation, an unattended male child, age 15 months, had walked from the nearby motel and was toddling through the convenience store parking lot. As a vehicle attempted to leave the store, the driver was unable to see the small child and back into the toddler. The mother of the child, identified as Holly Kate Hosey, age 31 of Bowden, GA, was arrested on charges of Cruelty to Children (felony) and booked into the Floyd County Jail.
The Floyd County Department of Family and Children Services has taken custody of the injured child who is being treated at a local hospital for severe leg injuries.
Previously posted:
On Monday afternoon, Floyd 911 dispatch received a report of a vehicle-pedestrian accident at the Fairbridge Inn on Martha Berry Blvd.
Preliminary reports indicate that first responders arrived at the scene and confirmed that a child had sustained a serious foot injury after being backed over by a vehicle.
The child was transported by Floyd EMS to the emergency room for treatment.
The Rome Police Department responded by conducting an investigation into the incident.
