Decatur school crossing guard back on the job after hit-and-run injury [Video]

Editor’s note: Video is from previous coverage.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Decatur school crossing guard injured in a hit-and-run last September is back on the job.

The Decatur Police Department announced in a social media post Monday that Jeffery Smith had returned to work after recovering from his injuries.

“Welcome back Mr. Jeffery!” the department wrote. “We are so happy to have him back helping students safely cross.”

Police said a driver hit 69-year-old Smith on Monday, Sept. 11, while he was helping a Decatur High School student cross the intersection of East College Avenue and South Candler Street.

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The driver, identified as 38-year-old Alrahman Heath, left the scene and was arrested on charges of hit and run and failure to yield to a pedestrian, police said.

Tessa Hibner, the student crossing the street with Smith, received a community service award for helping police identify the suspect and for rendering aid …