FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 72-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a driver who fled from the crash scene, according to Fairfield Township police.
Police said the crash happened on Tylersville Road near Exeter Avenue at around 9:08 p.m. on Thursday night.
Police first received a call Thursday night reporting that an unresponsive woman was lying in the road. When officers got there, they found Digna Merita Arribasplata had been critically injured after she was hit by a driver who had left the scene.
Friday night, investigators said they identified the driver and car. The driver is cooperating with the investigation while investigators process evidence from the car, and charges are pending, according to police.
Anyone with more information should contact the Fairfield Township Police Department.
