HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Police are asking for the public's help after a man in a motorized wheelchair was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning near the Richmond-Henrico line.
Henrico Police were called to the area of Nine Mile Road and Echo Avenue around 3:45 a.m. for a report of a medical emergency. That is not far from Interstate 64 and the Dabbs House Museum.
"Officers located an adult male on the sidewalk with obvious signs of trauma; he was pronounced deceased at the scene," a Henrico Police spokesperson said. "His motorized wheelchair was located a short distance nearby."
Investigators believe the vehicle involved is an early-2000s Chrysler PT Cruiser with front passenger-side damage and a missing headlight.
The victim's name has not yet been released.
The crash closed Nine Mile Road near Dabbs House Road for several hours, according to VDOT officials. The road had opened and the scene was clear as of 8:15 a.m.
Anyone with information about the wreck or the vehicle involved is urged to call Crash Investigator T. Holmes at 804-501-5000. If you were in the area and saw something, submit an anonymous tip via www.P3tips.com. All tips submitted on P3Tips or Crime Stoppers are anonymous.
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