A man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that severely injured a 7-year-old girl in the western suburbs over the weekend turned himself in Monday afternoon, according to police.
The Kane County sheriff's office said Brian Quartuccio, 42, turned himself in to investigators sometime before 12:15 p.m.
He was charged with leaving the scene and failing to report an accident resulting in injury, driving on a revoked license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
A search of cases in Kane County by NBC 5 Investigates found 25 traffic convictions under Quartuccio’s name from 1995 to 2017. The convictions include two DUIs in 2007 and 2017.
"We are glad he came in," said Kane County Undersheriff Patrick Gengler.
Authorities earlier released a mugshot of Quartuccio from 2017, saying he was a person of interest in the crash, which took place in unincorporated St. Charles Township just after 1 p.m. Sunday on Geneva Avenue near the intersection with Courier Avenue.
A black Dodge pick-up truck was traveling on Geneva Avenue when it struck the child, who was riding a bicycle at the time, officials said. The girl was airlifted from the scene to Lutheran General Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The driver fled the scene of the crash, and the truck was found abandoned a few blocks away, police said. A massive police search took place near the Fox River as authorities searched for the driver, who was believed to have fled the vehicle on foot. Sheriff's deputies said the suspect was seen jumping into the river and then later running through backyards in the area.
In a Facebok message, Lexi's stepmother said the 7-year-old "has a couple broken bones," among other injuries, but is expected to make a full recovery "over time."
"We just hope she continues to recover," Gengler said. "And gets back to what 7-year-old girls are supposed to be doing during the summer."
