RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian with serious injuries Tuesday morning.
Officers were dispatched around 6:40 a.m. to the intersection of Omaha Street and Fifth Street after reports that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
According to investigators, a black Jeep Gladiator was traveling northbound and making a right turn onto eastbound Omaha Street when it struck a pedestrian who was in the crosswalk. Police say the pedestrian was dragged a significant distance before the driver fled the scene.
The suspect vehicle and its driver were located a short time later in the 400 block of East North Street. Authorities say the investigation remains active, and criminal charges are pending.
The Rapid City Police Department thanked the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in locating the vehicle and driver.
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