Las Cruces Police are trying to locate the driver of a white cargo van suspected of striking a pedestrian Monday afternoon and leaving the scene of the crash.
At around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, Las Cruces Police learned of the crash on the 1100 block of Edgewood Avenue. A 34-year-old woman was walking across the street when she was struck and run over by the van.
The woman was transported to University Medical Center of El Paso with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the van failed to stop and render aid, and immediately fled the area last seen heading south on Elks Drive.
The van was described as a white cargo van with no rear windows and dark-tinted front windows.
Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that can help identify the driver.
Anyone with information that can help identify the driver, or information on the whereabouts of the van, is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or send a tip by text message to CRIMES (274637), keyword LCTIPS.
The Crime Stoppers number and text messaging services are operational 24 hours a day and you do not have to give your name to collect a reward.
Information from Las Cruces Police