Jackson police investigate fatal hit-and-run involving man in wheelchair on McDowell Road

JACKSON — A 31-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Monday night on East McDowell Road, according to the Jackson Police Department.

Police said officers were dispatched at about 8:41 p.m. to the 400 block of East McDowell Road, near 411 E. McDowell Road, after a report of a fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash.

According to an accident investigator’s preliminary report, an unknown vehicle traveling east on McDowell Road struck a male pedestrian who was believed to be in a wheelchair in the middle of the street. Police said the driver did not remain at the scene…

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