An 8-year old child remains hospitalized and a 54-year old Des Moines man arrested and charged after a vehicle hit the child Wednesday night.
Des Moines Police say Lawrence Patrick McKenzie is charged with Serious Injury by OWI and OWI first offense after hitting the child on 48th Street and College about 8pm. The child was seriously hurt and taken to a local hospital by fire department medics.
Investigators are still building a case and say possible contributing factors could be excessive speed, impairment and distracted driving.
The child's name has not been released.