Pedestrian critically injured when hit by car that fled the scene at Central Avenue and Texas Street in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Person struck by vehicle in southeast ABQ
Rebecca Atkins, a police spokeswoman, said a person was struck by the vehicle near Central and Texas SE at about 3 p.m. The pedestrian ran into the street and was hit by a Toyota Tacoma driving west on Central, Atkins said.
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