
Woman seriously injured by vehicle in Midtown hit-and-run, Anchorage police say
Jun. 1—A vehicle struck a woman in a hit-and-run early Saturday in Midtown Anchorage, sending her to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.
Multiple people called police around 3:04 a.m. Saturday to report a woman who was lying in the road near the Seward Highway and East Benson Boulevard, the Anchorage Police Department said in a later update to a post on its website.
"Witnesses stated that the adult female had been struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene," police said in the update.
The woman was taken to the hospital with injuries that police described as life-threatening.
The northbound lanes of the Seward Highway between East 36th Avenue and Benson were closed for several hours Saturday as police processed the scene.
Police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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