Driver flees scene after critically injuring pedestrian in downtown Spokane

A man was critically injured early Thursday when he was struck by a car in downtown Spokane.

The driver fled the scene and Spokane police are asking for the public’s help to identify the culprit.

Police were called to the 200 block of South Wall Street just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Spokane police said in a news release. When officers arrived, an off-duty doctor was treating the victim, who was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

Investigators were unable to find a witness and security camera footage of the scene was not immediately accessible to officers, police said.

The victim was wearing a red windbreaker jacket and red sweatpants and in his late 50s.

Police are asking anyone in the area of the hit-and-run when the incident occurred to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233 if they haven’t already talked to police.