WASHINGTON — A man is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast D.C. early Wednesday morning.
Police say the victim was in the area of 18th St. and Newton Street, NE around 12:45 a.m. when he was hit by a blue sedan that left the scene.
The man was unconscious, but breathing when he was rushed to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, police said.
Right now, Metropolitan Police Department officers are still on scene investigating the incident.
The 1800 block of Newton St. was blocked to traffic early Wednesday for the investigation, but the road has since reopened.
Anyone with information about this crash should call Metropolitan Police at 202-727-9099.
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