Newport News, Va. - A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday night after she was found lying unconscious in the roadway on Jefferson Avenue.
Police say the 56-year-old Williamsburg woman was walking on northbound side of the street when she was hit by a car that fled the scene.
The accident is the third hit-and-run in the city in just over a week.
The 13000 block of Jefferson Ave. where she was found is very dark at night and has no sidewalks.
Police do not have a description of the vehicle and are asking anyone with information to call the CrimeLine at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
