Pedestrian hit, injured by hit-and-run driver in central Whitfield County

Pedestrian hit, injured by hit-and-run driver in central Whitfield County

WHITFIELD COUNTY, GA – Authorities are searching for a driver who was responsible for a hit-and-run collision Saturday night, July 20, in Dalton that left a pedestrian hurt, reports WJCL 22 ABC.

Dalton Police Department officials said the incident took place on a stretch of Vernon Avenue, shortly after 10:00 p.m.

Eyewitness accounts indicate a driver in a single-cab black pickup truck struck the victim. The vehicle, which appeared to sustain front-end damage in the crash, was then seen leaving the scene.

No information about the victim or the circumstances of the event has been made available.

Anyone with relevant information is urged to contact investigators using the phone number provided in the source.

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