Pedestrian seriously injured in suspected DUI crash in Fresno, police say
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- Officers were dispatched to Ashlan and Blackstone after a pedestrian was struck.
- Medical crews treated and transported a woman, about 28, to regional hospital.
- Driver fled but was found in nearby Walmart lot; officers opened a DUI probe.
A woman was seriously injured Saturday after she was hit by a vehicle on Blackstone in Fresno.
Officers were dispatched around 6:03 p.m. to the area of Ashlan and Blackstone avenues, where they found a woman, believed to be about 28 years old, lying in the roadway, Fresno police Lt. Michael Pierce said.
Emergency medical personnel arrived and provided first aid before taking her to Community Regional Medical Center. She is listed in serious condition, Pierce said.
Pierce said the driver involved initially fled the scene but was located and stopped a short time later in the Walmart parking lot nearby.
Officers remained on scene conducting a DUI investigation.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee