CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is trying to locate a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run after a pedestrian was injured on the 5200 block of Albemarle Road.
According to police, a female pedestrian was hit by an older-model white Jeep Grand Cherokee while she was crossing the intersection of Albemarle Road and North Sharon Amity Road about 10:30 Saturday night.
Police say the victim was not walking in the crosswalk. The victim was transported to Carolina’s Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the vehicle left the scene without stopping, police said. Witnesses who gave CMPD a vehicle description told police the Jeep was heading east on Albemarle Road.
Investigators with CMPD’s Major Crash Unit believe the vehicle should have front-end damage. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about it is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
WSOC
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LH3JSJEF3VBLRJLJQESEAG34AM.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/NSVP42VHFRD6HGMUCCU5SSKBGM.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/W7HC3UDC25AZLGGGPSUBW4KHLY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/F4LHOER7PJEWRB7XC4HYK6V4WY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/U3EY7ZFBSVFTXLGH7UFZM2DMVA.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/EJ2WDI4TDXUSCBDQ2R7EJ2WIAQ.jpg)