Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)
GRAND ISLAND — A jury trial date has been pushed back into 2026 in the case of a Grand Island woman accused of striking a child riding on a scooter with her vehicle and then leaving the scene.
Jordon Miller, 30, has been charged with failing to stop and render aid – serious accident, a Class 3 felony and tamper with physical evidence, a Class 4 felony.
Miller has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following a motion for continuance, Hall County District Court Judge Patrick Lee set the final pre-trial hearing for Feb. 3, 2026, at 4 p.m. and jury trial will start on March 2, 2026, at 9 a.m.
Miller filed bail in the amount of $2,250.
According to an affidavit submitted in the court records, on Tuesday, June 3, officers with the Grand Island Police Department responded to the report of a personal injury accident on E. 7th St.
A juvenile girl was reported to have been struck by a vehicle while riding her scooter and suffered serious bodily injury. The suspect’s vehicle had left the scene and failed to stop and render aid to the child.
The vehicle was later located by officers parked behind a house, in a field, in between two other vehicles. The vehicle had front end damage matching the color of the child’s scooter.
The owner of the vehicle was identified as Miller and told officers she had parked the vehicle at the residence, left the keys and then drove another vehicle to the store, according to the affidavit.
Miller would be booked into the Hall County Department of Corrections.
