Mom Of St. Charles Girl Hurt In May Hit And Run Sues Driver

ST. CHARLES, IL — A St. Charles Township man is being sued for more than $50,000 by the mother of a young girl he's accused of hitting with his truck before reportedly driving away on Mother's Day. According to Kane County Chronicle, 7-year-old Lexi Hanson's mom, Jessica Hanson, filed the lawsuit in Kane County on July 17, seeking damages against 42-year-old Brian Quartuccio.

Quartuccio pleaded not guilty to felony charges in the May 12 crash that took place around 1 p.m. in the Valley View area, according to the news report.

Lexi, a student at Anderson Elementary School in St. Charles, was airlifted after the hit and run to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, and suffered several broken bones, a spinal injury, abrasions and mental scarring, her aunt wrote on a GoFundMe page, which was set up to help cover Lexi's medical costs.

Quartuccio turned himself into authorities a day later. However, his bond — originally set at $500,000 — was reduced to $350,000 during the May 28 hearing, according to online jail records. A family member apparently posted 10 percent of that bail, or $35,000, and Quartuccio was released from jail, Kane County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Patrick Gengler told Patch in an e-mail response. As part of the conditions of his release, Tengler ordered that Quartuccio wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet and remain at home from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 am., according to the Kane County Chronicle.

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On June 26, a Kane County grand jury indicted Quartuccio on three felony counts, including leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in an injury to another person, driving on a suspended license while being the cause of a personal injury accident and driving after a license was suspended or revoked. >>More details on these charges via KKC

According to the Daily Herald, Quartuccio's next court date is set for Aug. 15, followed by an Oct. 2 court date set for the two sides in the recent lawsuit.