Elderly man in hospital after a hit and run crash

A worker wearing a hazardous-material suit removes blood stains from the sidewalk where an 85-year-old man was injured when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing East Robindale Road near Spencer Street early Wednesday morning, April 6, 2016. The vehicle left the scene.Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

An 85-year-old man was injured when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing East Robindale Road near Spencer Street early Wednesday morning, April 6, 2016. The vehicle left the scene. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

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By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 6, 2016 - 2:26 pm

A pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run Wednesday morning in the southern valley, Las Vegas police said.

Just after 5 a.m., an 84-year-old man was hit after walking in the road on Robindale Road west of Bower Drive, police said. He was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Trauma Center with critical injuries.

The hit-and-run vehicle is described as a black 2003 to 2007 Honda Accord. The vehicle should have damage to its right front and side and be missing a passenger-side mirror.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Accident Investigation Section is investigating the crash.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call Metro at 702-828-8189 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Raven Jackson contributed to this story. Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @bertolaccinic

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