45-year-old man sustains serious injuries after being hit by vehicle at 14th Street and Greenfield Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Pedestrian hit by driver near 14th and Greenfield, seriously injured
Milwaukee police said the driver first fled the scene. But about 40 minutes later the driver walked into a local police station to report the crash.
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