Inset: Dollara Muktar Mohamed (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The 900 block of Lowry Avenue NE in Minneapolis, Minn., where Dollara Muktar Mohamed allegedly mowed down a 3-year-old girl in an October hit-and-run incident (Google Maps).
In a disturbing case from Minnesota, a woman faces serious allegations after an incident involving a young child and a hit-and-run. The accused, Dollara Muktar Mohamed, reportedly claimed she hit a “big rock” while driving in an alley, later discovering a 3-year-old girl on the ground. The scenario took a shocking turn when Mohamed filed an insurance claim, alleging that the child was merely crying over a toy and was not harmed, as revealed by court documents.
Mohamed, 32, recounted to Nationwide Insurance in a recorded statement that after exiting her Kia Sorento to assess the impact, she found “a little girl lying on the ground.” Despite this, she insisted that the child had not been hit or injured, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County. She further stated that she had helped the girl up and “dusted her off,” attributing the child’s distress to being “autistic” and upset over a toy. Mohamed mentioned seeing the child’s brother nearby and claimed to have left the scene shortly after, dropping off two friends at a gas station.
According to police reports, the young victim and her brother were playing outside their Minneapolis home when the incident occurred. Mohamed allegedly struck the toddler, who was “playing in the dirt” near their driveway adjacent to the alley. Authorities claim Mohamed briefly exited her vehicle to evaluate the situation but then returned to the car and drove away.
The situation escalated when emergency services were alerted, rushing the girl to the Hennepin County Medical Center. There, she was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with severe injuries, including “severe abrasions to the side of her face, a skull fracture, brain bleed, and a traumatic brain injury,” as detailed in the complaint.
Adding to the evidence against Mohamed, surveillance footage from nearby businesses allegedly captures her and two passengers leaving the scene. The video reportedly includes audio of “screaming and crying,” further painting a grim picture of the hit-and-run incident.
Surveillance footage obtained from local businesses allegedly shows Mohamed and two passengers driving away from the scene of the hit-and-run. “Screaming and crying is heard on video,” the complaint says.
Mohamed is captured driving to a nearby convenience store and getting out in the parking lot with the passengers. “[Mohamed] watches the ambulance pass by as it heads to the scene,” the complaint recounts.
In the days following the crash, police investigators used the security footage to track down the owner of the Kia, who is related to Mohamed. They allegedly told cops that Mohamed and the family submitted an insurance claim with Nationwide about the incident, but she never mentioned hitting a child.
An investigator managed to reach Mohamed over the phone before her arrest, and she allegedly denied hitting anything but did confirm she was driving the Kia. “When the investigator confronted her with running over a 3-year-old child, [Mohamed] responded that the child ‘was not 3 years old’ and that ‘her mom neglected her outside,’” according to the complaint.
Mohamed was arrested on Dec. 12 and charged with felony criminal vehicular operation and failure to stop. Her bail was set at $75,000 and she remained behind bars Monday, with her next court date scheduled for Jan. 13, 2026.
