SALT LAKE CITY — A pedestrian in Salt Lake City was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an early morning hit-and-run crash.
The crash happened in the area of 600 West North Temple Street just before 5 a.m., Salt Lake City Police reported.
"Officers got here and were able to secure the scene they found a woman believed to be in her 20s in the roadway," Sgt. Mark Wian with SLCPD stated. "Paramedics took the woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries."
Not many details were made available by officials as an investigation is ongoing into the incident.
"We believe a car traveling southbound on 600 West right here ran the red light and struck that woman in the crosswalk."
The car did not stop after the incident and now police are working to identify who the driver was. No description of the car that may have been involved was provided.
Officials closed the intersection for about three hours while an investigation proceeded.
"These investigations will take time," Wian said. "We recognize there is that morning commute, this is going to have impacts to the TRAX line, we are asking the community to avoid the area if at all possible."
The intersection was reopened at around 8 a.m.
Anybody with information about the crash is asked to contact authorities at 801-799-3000 and reference case 24-54182.
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