A woman died Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash while attempting to cross the street in Southeast Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Police responded to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian near Southeast Division Street and Southeast 122nd Avenue around 1:30 p.m., according to a news release from the bureau.
An eastbound driver struck the woman and fled the scene, police said. An ambulance took the woman to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A section of Southeast Division Street was briefly closed Wednesday as the Major Crash Team investigated the scene.
This is the 10th pedestrian death in Portland so far this year.
The Portland Police Bureau asks anyone with information about the crash to contact the bureau by email at crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov.
— Nick Gibson; ngibson@oregonian.com; 971-393-8259; @newsynicholas
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