Scooter rider killed in hit-and-run crash in Dallas
DALLAS - A 28-year-old man was killed and a 25-year-old woman was injured after they were struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding a scooter in Dallas Saturday night.
This crash happened just before 8 p.m., in the 2600 block of Matilda Street.
Investigators found that the driver of a black GMC SUV struck the scooter.
The male victim was operating the scooter, and the woman was riding as a passenger.
Both were taken to a hospital, but police said the man was later pronounced death. The woman did not have life threatening injuries, according to police.
The driver involved fled the scene before police arrived.
A witness was able to give police a description of the vehicle, and the direction it was going after the crash, but the driver and vehicle involved have not yet been found.