RICHMOND, Va. β Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a woman on Richmond's Southside late Saturday night.
Police were called to the 1400 block of Semmes Avenue near the intersection of West 15th Street around 11:30 p.m. The scene is not far from several apartment buildings.
When officers arrived, they found a woman down and unresponsive in the eastbound lanes of the road. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim's name has not yet been released.
The driver fled the area after the collision, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.
Police later said the victim was crossing the four-lane highway in the northbound lanes of Semmes when she was hit by a driver headed east.
The police department's Crash Team is investigating the incident.
If you have information that could help detectives, call RPD Crash Team Investigator D. Olson at 804-646-1664 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or submit a tip online at https://rvacrimestoppers.org. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All three Crime Stoppers methods of contact are anonymous.
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