Police investigating ‘very serious’ hit and run incident in Puyallup

UPDATE 9:15 p.m.: The roadway is now clear and all lanes are open, police say.

UPDATE 9 p.m.: Police say they are now looking for a dark colored Ford SUV that may be missing a side mirror.

Original story: Puyallup police are investigating a hit and run incident that left a pedestrian with serious injuries Friday evening.

The collision involved an unknown vehicle at state Route 167 and North Meridian Avenue. The driver left the scene.

Puyallup police described the injuries to the pedestrian as “very serious” in a tweet.

The metro cities major collision investigation team is at the scene, they said. Multiple lanes are blocked and police said to avoid the area.

Puyallup police are asking witnesses to call 253-770-3343.

This story was originally published February 1, 2019 at 7:46 PM.