Pedestrian gravely injured in hit-and-run crash in Dunnville

Ontario provincial police in Haldimand are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian seriously injured.

After 8 p.m. Friday, first responders were called to Broad Street East, east of Chestnut Street in Dunnville following reports of a collision.

A driver hit a pedestrian and then left the scene of the crash, OPP said in a Friday evening media release.

The victim was airlifted to a Hamilton hospital in life-threatening condition.

Police are looking for a small, white sport utility vehicle with possible passenger-side damage," connected to the collision.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.helpsolvecrime.com.

Jeremy Kemeny is a Hamilton-based web editor at The Spectator. Reach him via email: jkemeny@thespec.com