CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - An elderly woman who was pushing a wheeled walker when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Cambridge Thursday has died, police said.
Officers responding to the driveway of an elderly housing complex at 150 Erie St. for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian around 12:30 p.m. found an 80-year-old woman on the ground, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s Office.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was taken to Cambridge Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage in the area and are looking for a white Infinity SUV in connection with the incident.
Erie Street is a one-way street but residents say cars often speed down the road in the wrong direction. The housing complex is a short distance from the campuses of MIT and Harvard.
The incident is being investigated by state troopers assigned to Ryan’s Office, Cambridge police, and members of the Massachusetts State Police CARS and Crime Scene Services units.
Anyone with information on the vehicle’s whereabouts is asked to contact police.
State troopers have just arrived at the scene of a hit and run crash, which caused fatal injuries to a woman in a wheelchair, on Erie Street in Cambridge. Police are reviewing surveillance camera footage from area properties. Police are looking for a white infinity SUV. pic.twitter.com/w21MAJ3hDn
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