Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Police seek man who seriously injured 66-year-old pedestrian in hit-and-run accident

At about 7 a.m. today, June 29, police were called to the 7600 block of East 109th Street on a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. Officers found a 66-year-old woman in the grass with life-threatening injuries. She was transported to a local hospital, where she remains in intensive care.

A witness saw a silver or gray late 1980s, regular-cab pick-up truck driven by a 40- to 50-year-old white male flee the scene after the crash. The truck also should have front end damage. If you have any information, please call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).