MATTHEWS, N.C. – Police in Matthews are investigating after a pedestrian got struck in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday night.
Investigators say the driver of a black Audi sedan fled the scene after hitting someone on East Independence Boulevard, near Sam Newell Road around 6:30 p.m.
The east bound lanes of Independence were closed for several hours as police investigated.
MEDIC took the pedestrian to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
