Crime & Safety

Woburn Police Looking for Hit-and-Run Driver who Struck Winchester Woman

A 75-year-old pedestrian from Winchester was struck by a car in Woburn Wednesday morning, which was not at the scene when the police arrived.

The Woburn Police Department is asking that anybody who witnessed, or has information regarding, a serious hit and run accident that seriously injured a pedestrian, or information on events that preceded the crash, please contact the Woburn Police Department. The crash occurred in the vicinity of 24 Main St. in Woburn on Wednesday morning, Sept. 8, at approximately 6 a.m.

The crash resulted in the serious injury of a 75-year-old female from the town of Winchester after she was struck by an unknown vehicle. The vehicle involved in this crash was not at the scene upon the arrival of responding officers.

Anybody who witnessed the crash, or observed any unusual activity in the area of Cranes Court, Cross Street or Main Street on the morning of Wednesday September 8, 2010 is asked to contact Officer Richard Jolly of the Wobrun Police at 781-933-1212 Ext. 121.

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The facts and circumstances of this crash remain under investigation by the Woburn Police Department with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section.

According to the Woburn Police, the woman was found on the side of the road at approximately 5 a.m. Wednesday morning with her head bleeding. The woman is currently in an undisclosed hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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