An 18-year-old male was critically injured after he was struck by a vehicle that allegedly fled the scene in North Omaha early Wednesday morning.
At 4:36 a.m., police responded to the incident at 41st Street and Bedford Avenue. They found a man bleeding in the street.
Witnesses told police the man was on Bedford Avenue and possibly laying down in the street when he was hit. Witnesses said an SUV was traveling west along Bedford after the crash.
Omaha Fire Department medics took the man to the Nebraska Medical Center, where he was in extremely critical condition.
The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to contact Omaha Crime Stoppers anonymously at 402-444-STOP (7867), at omahacrimestoppers.org or on the P3 Tips mobile app.
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