PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (WHDH) - Authorities have identified a 19-year-old woman who was apparently struck and seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver early Friday morning in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Officers responding to a report of a woman lying in the road on Woodbury Avenue around 1 a.m. found the victim suffering from serious injuries and assisted with transporting her to Portsmouth Hospital, where she remains in intensive care with life-threatening injuries.

Her name has not been released.

A preliminary investigation suggests the woman was struck in the area of 1840 Woodbury Ave.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Peter Sheldon at 603-610-7609.

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