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Driver Strikes Pedestrian then Drives Away from Scene in Newark

Newark

There were non-fatal injuries reported for a pedestrian who was struck by a car that fled the scene in Newark's West Ward Tuesday evening.

According to police, the incident happened near the intersection of South 10th Street and South Orange just before 7:20 p.m.

Police say emergency responders arrived and found the unidentified victim suffering injuries after a vehicle struck them -at that location- then sped from the scene.

The incident remains under investigation and the driver of the car is at-large.

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