Woman critically hurt in hit-and-run crash in Missouri

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Authorities say a woman has been critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in St. Louis County.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the woman was on foot when she was stuck Wednesday night in the northern part of the county. She was rushed to a hospital, and the vehicle that hit her was found several blocks away with no one inside.

Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons unit are investigating.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com