AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Akron police are asking for the public’s help to identify the driver of an SUV involved in a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a 23-year-old pedestrian.
Investigators said it happened around 10:35 pm on Wednesday. APD officers and paramedics were called to the area of Russell Avenue, near Laurel Avenue in the city’s Sherbondy Hill neighborhood, after witnesses reported that a man walking along Russell was struck by a westbound SUV that failed to stop at the scene.
The victim, identified as 23-year-old Richard Williams of Akron, suffered severe injuries and later died at the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center.
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“It’s a terrible tragedy and I can only imagine what his family is going through. This is a young man who’s just 23 years old. He had a lot of life left in front of him,” said APD Lt. Michael Murphy…