Hit-and-run driver strikes, injures teen on Wheatland Rd near McKissick Ln
DALLAS, TX – A teen pedestrian went to the hospital during rush hour on Tuesday evening after a pickup truck struck them on a busy roadway.
According to WFAA 8, the incident happened just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of West Wheatland Road and McKissick Lane, which is just south of David W. Carter High School.
Police say the teen was walking when a black pickup truck hit them and then fled west on Wheatland Road.
The teen sustained non-critical injuries and should make a full recovery.
Police are looking for the pickup truck and the driver. The investigation is ongoing.
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