LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LMPD confirmed that an 18-year-old woman is dead after a driver hit her in west Louisville on Wednesday morning.
Around 8:15 a.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a hit-and-run on Louis Coleman Drive at Dumesnil Street, according to an LMPD press release.
A driver traveling northbound on Louis Coleman Drive crossed over into the southbound lanes onto the sidewalk where they struck Santanna Holland walking down the sidewalk, according to eye witness accounts LMPD recorded. Police added that Holland was alone.
Officers said the driver of the vehicle fled the scene on foot, leaving behind the vehicle -- a white Hyundai. Police believe the vehicle was stolen.
Police released the following description for who they believe is the driver: a Black man in his late teens/early 20s, wearing dark clothing and having possible dreadlocks.
Holland was transported to UofL Hospital in critical condition, where she later died.
The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating this case.
We will update this story as we learn more information.
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