Akron Police seek hit-skip driver who allegedly struck pedestrian Tuesday morning

AKRON, Ohio — Akron Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-skip that seriously injured a p...

January 2, 2023
10:24 PM

AKRON, Ohio — Akron Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-skip that seriously injured a pedestrian crossing Cuyahoga Falls Avenue last Tuesday morning.The pedestrian, a 63-year-old man, was crossing East Cuyahoga Falls Avenue south at North Main Street at 7:06 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27 when he was struck by an unknown vehicle, police said.The call initially came in as a welfare check for a man lying on the road, police said. EMS arrived and transported the man to a nearby hospital.

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