WASHINGTON – A teen* was taken to the hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run collision Wednesday.

According to a press release from the Washington City Police Department, officers responded to a reported hit-and-run auto-pedestrian collision at the Washington Wal-mart parking lot around 11 p.m.

An investigation into the incident determined that four juveniles* were talking near one of their vehicles in the Wal-mart parking lot.  Witnesses and other information obtained by the police indicated that a motor home driven by a 42-year-old Murray man approached the juveniles and intentionally attempted to hit the juveniles with the motor home multiple times.

Before the juveniles could get out of the way, a male juvenile was struck by the motor home and pinned between the motor home and a parked vehicle.  He was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center.

The driver of the motor home then left the parking lot and was involved in a second traffic collision in St. George.  That collision was investigated by the St. George Police Department which led to the driver being arrested** for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both.

The driver** was later arrested by Washington City Police officers for the incident in the Wal-mart parking lot.

The offender was booked into the Washington County Jail on one count of aggravated assault with a weapon causing substantial bodily injury; three counts of aggravated assault with a weapon; one count of leaving the scene of an injury accident; and one count of reckless driving.

Combined with the arrest for DUI, the driver’s bail is set at over $52,000.

* St. George News elects to not publish names of juveniles in this incident, consistent with its policy against naming juveniles who are or may be witnesses, victims or accused, or may meet other privacy considerations.