Woman Critically Injured in Suspected Hit and Run

April 2, 2012 – According to reports a woman was found critically injured and authorities suspect she was a hit and run victim. According to Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Bob Dunn, police were alerted at approximately 5:50 a.m. that a woman was lying in the street on the eastbound side of Stanton Avenue. The woman was found in the vicinity north of Beach Boulevard in Anaheim.

Sgt. Dunn said that the woman was found by police officers lying in the street, suffering from traumatic injuries. The woman has been identified as being between 45 to 50 years old, Anaheim Police said. According to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Marc Stone, the woman was transported to UCI Medical Center in Orange.

Capt. Stone said the woman is listed in critical condition. According to Sgt. Dunn the woman’s injuries are consistent with a hit and run accident and a review of surveillance video from the area, shows several cars slowing down where the woman was found at approximately 5:50 a.m.

Anaheim police believe based on the video that this may be when the hit and run accident occurred. The Anaheim Police Department is asking any witnesses that saw how the was woman injured to come forward.