UPDATE 12:45 P.M. – The suspect in the alleged hit and run incident involving a victim in a wheelchair has turned themselves in to Waco police.
Authorities have identified the driver as Tanisha Crawford, 23, and charged her with failure to stop and render aid.
Crawford struck a 50-year-old man in a wheelchair on Halloween night trying to cross the street.
The unidentified man is still hospitalized in critical condition.
ORIGINAL STORY
Waco police are investigating a hit-and-run after a person in a wheel chair was hit and left in critical condition.
Police said officers were called to North 18th and Waco Drive. The vehicle involved was a white 4-door Chrysler 200.
"The driver did not stop and was heading east on West Waco Drive after the crash," said police.
Anyone with information is asked to call 254-750-7500.
Officers were called to N. 18th and Waco Dr after a person in a wheel chair was hit by a white 4-door Chrysler 200 type vehicle. The driver did not stop and was heading east on W. Waco Dr. after the crash. The victim is in critical condition. Please call 254-750-7500 with info. pic.twitter.com/h6MMuT7Cym
— WacoPolice (@WacoPolice) November 1, 2022
