Pedestrian critically injured after being struck by hit-and-run driver in West 7th area
.jpg "A man was in critical condition early Monday after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Currie Street in west Fort Worth, authorities said.")
A pickup driver who police say was burning rubber on a street struck and critically injured a 28-year-old pedestrian early Monday in the West 7th area of Fort Worth, authorities said.
The driver fled the scene, but witnesses were able to give the officers a description of the vehicle and the driver, Fort Worth police said.
The driver has not been arrested.
Patrol officers were responding to a different call at about 12:30 a.m. Monday when they saw a group of people standing at Currie and Morton streets. At the same time, an off-duty police officer called out for help for a person who was hit by a vehicle.
Several witnesses told officers that the driver of a pickup truck began burning his tires while on Currie Street and then drove through the intersection and hit a man. The pedestrian was a 28-year-old North Richland Hills man.
After hitting the pedestrian, the truck hit a light pole and a stop sign, causing damage to the front of the vehicle. Witnesses told police the pickup truck then backed up and continued driving north on Currie and then took a right going east on Seventh Street.
The North Richland Hills man was taken to a local hospital.
This story was originally published October 10, 2022 at 10:24 AM.
