Wilmington Police have taken a man into custody in connection with a hit-and-run collision that sent a pedestrian to the hospital.
On November 6th at approximately 9:33 p.m., an officer from the Wilmington Police Department’s Special Operations Traffic Unit was called to the area of West 4th and Hawley Streets after reports of a hit-and-run involving an injured pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found a 71-year-old man who had been struck by the suspect vehicle. The victim was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition. While still at the scene, officers received information about a second hit-and-run collision believed to involve the same vehicle.
Officers tracked down the suspect vehicle in the 300 block of North Cleveland Avenue, where they made contact with a 57-year-old man. He was taken into custody without any incident…