Police searching for vehicle, driver in hit-and-run that injured Sumter pedestrian

Sumter police are working to locate the vehicle and identify the driver involved after a pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash after 5 p.m. Saturday.

A 61-year-old Sumter man was crossing the intersection of Fulton Street and Lafayette Drive when he was struck by a vehicle turning left onto Lafayette Drive, according to Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for the Sumter Police Department.

The vehicle, captured by video surveillance as it passed a nearby convenience store, is described as a small blue-gray, four-door car.

The pedestrian was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital where he was treated and later released.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Information can also be given anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by logging onto www.P3tips.com and clicking on the “Submit a New Tip” tab or by downloading the new P3 Tips app for Apple and Android devices.