Police seek hit-and-run driver in crash that left pedestrian in critical condition

A man was in critical condition Sunday night after he was hit by a sport utility vehicle in central Fresno.

The victim, a Hispanic man approximately 20 years old, was crossing Blackstone Avenue near Griffith Way on foot when he was hit by the SUV around 9 p.m.

The driver fled south on Blackstone and then west on Saginaw Avenue, said Fresno police Lt. Steve Card.

The driver was in a red or orange Chevrolet Avalanche, Card said.

The victim was taken to Community Regional Medical Center.

The accident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Fresno police at 559-621-7000.

This story was originally published August 27, 2017 at 10:37 PM with the headline "Police seek hit-and-run driver in crash that left pedestrian in critical condition."