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Portland Police Looking for Hit-And-Run Driver with Pedestrian

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Portland Police are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian on Sunday evening.

Police say an officer working nearby at a homeless center was sent to the scene in the 600 block of Riverside Street at about 6:50 pm.

They say witnesses told the officer that the pedestrian was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk when they were hit by an SUV that stopped briefly before fleeing the scene toward Forest Avenue.

The victim is a 25-year-old resident of the shelter, who was taken to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The vehicle involved is described as a silver SUV, believed to be an older-model Honda CR-V.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or may have information to contact Portland Police at (207) 874-8575.

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