Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash, Tewksbury Police Say

TEWKSBURY, MA — Police are investigating following a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian injured.

Officers were dispatched to 17 Park Ave. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a car at 9:02 p.m. Thursday. They arrived to find a person on the ground by a Lexus NX350 which had damage on the car's driver's side.

The victim was taken to Lowell General Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation found that another car had fled after crashing into the pedestrian and their vehicle, police said.

An automated license plate reader identified a 2016 Kia Sorrento that was driving in the area at the time. The car is registered to a Billerica resident, according to police.

Police executed a search warrant for the vehicle Friday morning and determined it was involved in the accident. The SUV was taken to the Tewksbury Police Department by Stuart’s Towing.

No arrests have been made at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.

“We would not have been able to identify the vehicle involved in this incident without the use of automatic plate readers,” Chief Ryan Columbus said in a statement. “Having access to technology in policing is important, as it can provide new information in investigations that ultimately leads to arrests. In this case, we could identify and possess the vehicle involved within 12 hours of the initial incident.”