Pedestrian hit, seriously injured in Milwaukee; police seek driver [Video]

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee pedestrian was struck and seriously injured in a hit-and-run on Wednesday afternoon, May 1.

It happened near Fond du Lac and Hampton around 12:50 p.m. Police said the 63-year-old victim was on the northeast corner of the intersection when a vehicle left the roadway and hit them and left the scene.

The victim suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital.

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“I saw a white mini-van come speeding down Hampton,” witness Sophia Leflore told FOX6. “They must have been going 50, 60 mph.

“They ran over the curb – I think they were trying to not hit me, I was at the corner, they were going to run into the back of me – so instead of hitting me they ran over the curb, they hit the woman, and they dragged her maybe 10 feet …