DECATUR, Ga. — Editor's note: The video in this story is from a previous report.
A school crossing guard is back on duty this week after being struck by a car last September while helping a student cross the road.
Decatur Police said Mr. Jeffery Smith has returned after recovering for over seven months.
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2023, Smith was hit by a red sedan at the intersection of South Candler Street and East College Avenue. The crossing guard walked into the intersection to help a student cross South Candler Street. That's when police said the driver of a red sedan was turning onto the street and hit Smith, and sped off.
During their hit-and-run investigation, Decatur Police said a Decatur High School student described the car and provided its license plate number. Investigators tracked down the suspected hit-and-run driver, who ended up facing several charges, including hit-and-run and failing to yield to a pedestrian.
"Welcome back Mr. Jeffery!" the police department wrote on its social media page. "We are so happy to have him back helping students safely cross."
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