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Pedestrian injured by driver after hit-and-run crash in downtown State College, police say

A pedestrian was injured last week when they were hit by a college-aged driver who then fled downtown State College, the borough’s police department wrote in a press release Wednesday.

The pedestrian was hit about 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at the intersection of East Beaver Avenue and Locust Lane, police wrote. Minor injuries were reported.

The driver was described by the police department as a white female with blonde hair. She was driving a black Jeep that had a “KD” sticker displayed in the rear window, police wrote. The department classified the crash as a hit-and-run.

State College police are requested the public’s assistance in identifying the owner of a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Sept. 19, 2024.
State College police are requested the public’s assistance in identifying the owner of a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Sept. 19, 2024. Photo provided/State College Police Department

Those with information about the driver or owner of the vehicle may call police at 814-234-7150, email police@statecollegepa.us or submit an anonymous tip online.

During the past two decades, State College has averaged about two dozen pedestrian crashes per year.

This story was originally published September 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM.

Bret Pallotto
Centre Daily Times
Bret Pallotto primarily reports on courts and crime for the Centre Daily Times. He was raised in Mifflin County and graduated from Lock Haven University.
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