One critical after hit-skip on Columbus highway

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being hit by a car on a highway in east Columbus with police investigating as a hit-skip crash.

According to police, an adult was walking on the lanes of Interstate 71 north near the Interstate 670 interchange at around 2:30 a.m. The pedestrian had reportedly been in a crash prior, drove on I-71 north where his car became disable along the concrete center divider.

As the adult was walking on the highway, a vehicle hit the adult and continued north on I-71. The pedestrian was taken to Grant Medical Center and remains in critical condition as police investigate this as a hit-and-run crash.

The crash closed I-71 north beyond I-670 west and the ramp from I-670 east to I-71 north for over three hours.