Pedestrian struck, driver flees in northeast Columbus hit-and-run

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A second hit-and-run was reported Tuesday night after an adult male was struck by a vehicle while crossing a northeast Columbus intersection.

Columbus police said that a pedestrian was crossing Cleveland Avenue at East 13^th Avenue when a blue SUV, traveling southbound on Cleveland Ave., struck the man. The victim was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive.

The driver fled the scene.

It was the second hit-and-run reported Tuesday night after two police officers were hospitalized when their cruiser was struck on an Interstate 71 exit ramp. That driver was eventually detained, and the officers were listed in stable condition at Grant Medical Center.

Police ask that any person with knowledge of the involved vehicle or driver in the Cleveland Ave. collision to contact the Accident Investigation Unit at (614) 645-4767 or anonymously call Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-8477.