The Arkansas State Police (ASP) is seeking the public’s assistance regarding a hit-and-run involving an 84-year-old pedestrian on Monday night.
The incident occurred between 7:30 and 9 p.m. on U.S. Highway 167 near the White County/Independence County line.
The victim sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The White County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 9 p.m. Monday reporting a pedestrian was hit on the highway between Simpson Lane and Ransom Smith Road. The victim, an 84-year-old woman wearing a white tank top and blue jeans, was last seen near her home on Sweet Pine Lane between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Investigators believe she was walking south on the southbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 167 when a vehicle struck her between 7:30 and 9 p.m.
Anyone with information about this incident should call ASP Troop B Dispatch at (870) 523-2702.
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