CLEVELAND — The Canton Police Department is seeking community assistance in locating a driver of a vehicle that struck and left an 84-year-old Canton woman in critical condition in Canton Tuesday night.
On Tuesday at about 5:56 p.m., an 84-year-old woman was crossing 12th Street Northwest at Louisiana Avenue in Canton when she was struck by what investigators believe to be a dark-colored Ford Explorer, possibly a 2001 to 2004 model.
The vehicle was traveling eastbound on 12th Street NW when it struck the woman. The woman is currently in critical condition, police said.
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The vehicle continued eastbound and fled the scene after the collision.
Investigators said the vehicle should have front-end damage to its passenger-side headlight lens.
The Canton Police Department Traffic Bureau is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 330-649-5800.