Deputies: Tacoma hit-and-run victim 'not expected to survive'
(Pierce County Sheriff's Department)
TACOMA, Wash. - Pierce County deputies have interviewed an 80-year-old woman believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run early Sunday morning.
According to authorities, a 27-year-old man was skateboarding down Waller Road near 157th St in Tacoma around 2:43 a.m. Deputies say a car struck him from behind and then sped off.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition and is currently on life support.
The sheriff’s department says they do not expect him to survive.
Deputies say the suspect vehicle lost some parts in the collision, and investigators determined they belong to a Ford sedan.
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According to deputies, an 80-year-old woman filed a report on the morning of the incident saying she believed she had hit someone.
Investigators followed up with her and said the damage on her car was consistent with a collision.
She is not under arrest and the investigation is ongoing.