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Man sustains life-threatening injuries after hit-and-run in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood

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A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a truck in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood Saturday evening.

Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to the area of S 28th Street and West Broadway around 7:15 p.m. on a report of a man hit by a vehicle.

The man was taken to UofL Hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, police said.

According to police, the man was walking on a crosswalk in the area when he was hit by a truck that was traveling east on Broadway. The driver failed to stop and continued making a right turn on S 28th Street.

Anyone with information is asked to call LMPD’s anonymous Crime Tip Line at (502) 574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the department’s Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.

Credit: WDRB/Louisville