Hit-and-run leaves man critically injured; police search for driver: officials

Hit-and-run critically injures man in Fairhill

A man was hit by an SUV on Lehigh Avenue and critically injured. The driver of the SUV kept going and did not stop to render aid.

FAIRHILL - A man was critically injured after someone hit him and drove off in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood.

The man was lying in the street on the 500 block of West Lehigh Avenue Wednesday morning, a little after 3 a.m., officials said, when he was hit by a red SUV and that vehicle kept going.

The unidentified man was rushed by medics to Temple University Hospital where he was placed in critical condition.

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Authorities believe the SUV is possibly a Cadillac or a GMC. They say the vehicle was last seen driving west on Lehigh Avenue from 7th Street.

Anyone with any information regarding the hit-and-run or the vehicle is urged to contact the Crash Investigation Division at 215-686-3180.

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