COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a woman in east Columbus late Wednesday night.
According to an incident report a woman was a crossing East Livingston Avenue while walking southbound between the Lilly Avenue and Berkeley Road intersections when a dark-colored vehicle approached from the west. The vehicle, traveling eastbound, struck the pedestrian at 11:21 p.m., then continued driving eastbound without stopping.
The pedestrian, later identified as 67-year-old Mildred Ann Kelley, suffered severe injuries, and was taken to Grant Medical Center. She was pronounced dead a short time later, at 11:57 p.m., at the hospital.
The Accident Investigation Unit responded to the scene and initiated an investigation which is ongoing.
The make or model of the vehicle that struck the woman remains unknown and police ask that anyone with information regarding the incident or the driver involved to call the AIU at 614-645-4767 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.