Child Struck by Car while Chasing Dog

East Ridge police said Thursday that a child was struck by a car when it chased a dog into the road.

According to a press department press release, police responded to 1210 John Ross Rd. just after noon on Thursday on a “pedestrian struck” dispatch. A 2-year old child was believed to have been chasing a dog into the road and was struck.

The vehicle braked after having seen the child, but still struck the juvenile. The juvenile’s mother then called for her and the juvenile ran back into her yard.

The juvenile was transported to TC Thompson Children’s hospital for treatment of apparent minor injuries. The juvenile was awake and talking.

The press release said there are no charges against the driver at this time.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.