Police seeking truck involved in hit and run

Jacksonville police are searching for the driver of a white, four-door truck that a witness said struck a 11-year-old girl after Mondays Christmas lighting on the square.  Mekenzie Frain, was not seriously injured in the accident, which occurred on the west side of the Public Square after the city’s Christmas lighting ceremony, the girl’s grandmother, Janice Hammond, said. Hammond said her granddaughter was crossing the street when the truck struck the girl as her mother tried to push her out of the way.  Jacksonville police Chief Tommy Thompson confirmed that the incident happened, but said no police report was filed and that he didn’t know about the incident until Tuesday afternoon.  Hammond said people leaving the event Monday evening stopped to ask if the girl was OK as the girl’s mother carried her to the car to take her to an emergency room.  Anyone with more information about the incident can contact the Jacksonville Police Department at (256) 435-6448.