A 63-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after police say he hit a pedestrian who his car and drove away from the scene, according to the Aberdeen Police Department.
At about 3:56 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the report of a person hit by a car at the intersection of Broadway and First Street.
Officers were told a white Chevrolet van struck a person and drove away.
According to police, a witness followed the van while giving updates to 911 dispatchers on the van’s location.
Eventually, the van was found by police in the Bel-Aire area and the driver was arrested for felony hit-and-run.
The victim -- a 44-year-old resident of Aberdeen -- was transported to Harbor Regional Health Hospital in critical condition.
The van was seized as evidence and sent to the Aberdeen Police Department for processing.
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