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Man suffers traumatic injuries in Northwest DC hit-and-run crash

Investigators are on the lookout for a white Mazda SUV.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a person riding a scooter was hit by a car in Northwest D.C. Thursday night.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the man was hit by a car near the intersection of 4th Street, P Street, and New Jersey Avenue. It happened around 8 p.m. When help arrived, the man was unconscious but breathing. He has since been taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. A watch commander with the department's third district said early Friday that the man underwent surgery overnight and is suffering from traumatic brain and spinal injuries. 

The man has not been identified by police. But friends who were in the neighborhood at the time of the crash told WUSA9 the man was on his way to a get-together when he was hit by the car, just steps away from his destination.

Investigators are still searching for the driver involved in this crash. They are on the lookout for a white Mazda SUV. 

Anyone with information can contact MPD at (202) 727-9099 or text 50411. 

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