South Tucson police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a woman who was walking in a crosswalk last week.
Police received a 911 call about 7 p.m.Β Jan. 26,Β reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle at South Sixth Avenue and East 27th Street.
The woman was in a crosswalk at the time of the collision, witnesses told police.
The woman suffered serious injuries, police said. The vehicle, described as a dark colored SUV, fled the scene prior to police arriving.
Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME, the anonymous tipster line.
In 2022, the Tucson Police Department investigated 49 pedestrian deaths.
Close to 43,000 people died in a traffic crash in 2021, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That's up from about 39,000 deaths in 2020.
