Hit-and-run driving suspect arrested after man, girl hit crossing Lakewood street, police say
Police: Victims have non-life-threatening injuries
Posted: 01/15/2013
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. - A hit-and-run suspect was arrested Monday afternoon after a man and a girl were hit crossing a Lakewood street Monday afternoon, police said.
The pedestrians were struck while crossing the street at West 10th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard at about 3:55 p.m., said Ryan McKone, spokesman for the Lakewood Police Department.
The victims were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver fled the scene and was caught a short time later at West Sixth Avenue and Ingalls Street with the help of some good Samaritans and nearby officers, McKone said.
The driver faces charges of hit-and-run and careless driving, McKone said. His name was not immediately released.
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