A motorist fleeing from the scene of a hit-and-run on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 19, caused multiple, major accidents along U.S. 281 in south Marble Falls. The driver and a three-year old child were airlifted from the scene following the wrecks.

According to Marble Falls Police Captain Jimmy Cole, a motorist that had caused an accident near Max Starcke Dam Road and U.S. 281 fled from the scene, driving on the roads behind the First Baptist Church of Marble Falls before emerging back on U.S. 281 on La Ventana Drive and causing an accident with at least three other vehicles.

Traffic south of Marble Falls was shut down following the accident as law enforcement investigated the scene and to make way for multiple helicopters that airlifted the fleeing motorist and a three-year-old child

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