Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically injured a pedestrian Tuesday night in St. Paul.
Officers were called about 10:50 p.m. and were told that a Nissan Sentra rear-ended a vehicle at Johnson Parkway and East Seventh Street, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman. The Nissan’s driver didn’t stop, and the driver of the vehicle that was struck followed.
About half a mile away, the Nissan hit a pedestrian in the area of Phalen Boulevard and Johnson Parkway. The Nissan left the area.
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The driver who followed the Nissan called 911 and their passenger began life-saving measures for the pedestrian, Vixayvong said.
The pedestrian was unresponsive and St. Paul Fire Department medics took the woman to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Nissan was abandoned at Maryland Avenue and Phalen Boulevard. Police set up a perimeter with K-9 tracking and assistance from the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter. They did not find the suspect.
The Nissan had not been reported as stolen and police are working to determine who was driving it, Vixayvong said.