Warren man charged in hit-and-run

WARREN — A 27-year-old city man pleaded innocent to aggravated vehicular assault and failure to stop after an accident for allegedly hitting a 21-year-old pedestrian Friday afternoon on 6th Street in Warren Township while driving his car.

Antonio L. Jackson of Surfwood Circle was released today after signing a $10,000 personal recognizance bond in Warren Municipal Court.

If convicted of the charges, he could get up to nine years in prison.

At about 1:50 p.m., Whitney Dunkerton of Colt Court was hit by a Chevrolet Astro van as she was walking with her daughter from a nearby convenience store, said Lt. Don Bishop of the Warren Township Police Department.

Dunkerton spent about 1 1‚Ñ2 days in a coma in Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital with a fractured skull but was likely to be released soon, Bishop said.

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