PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – A Parkersburg police officer says a man hit by a car on Tuesday night has been pronounced dead.
The officer who spoke this Wednesday around 12:15 a.m. with WTAP said the department is still searching for the driver and investigating the crash as a fatal hit.
The agent also said the victim’s name is not being published at the moment, in order to properly notify family members of the deceased.
He added that the department is looking for a white Honda SUV and that anyone with information is asked to contact police at 304-485-8501.
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ORIGINAL ACCOUNT: 10:40 p.m.
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – Wood County 911 offices say a man is being taken to hospital after being hit by a car. Dispatchers received a call at 8:36 p.m. Tuesday that a man was lying on the ground unanswered down Murdoch Avenue and Park Center Drive.
The driver who allegedly hit him was nowhere to be found. The man was picked up by WVU Medicine, Camden Clark. Parkersburg police are leading the investigation.
WTAP will update you as more information becomes available
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