Chattanooga traffic investigators are responding to a pedestrian hit at 4500 Rossville Blvd., police said.
Officers at the scene say the incident, which happened near Walter A. Wood Supply Co. and McDonald’s, was a hit and run involving a green Ford Explorer. Parties involved in the incident later returned to the scene and were interviewed by police, but it is still considered a hit and run since they left the scene initially, said Chattanooga traffic investigator Michael Ortel.
The pedestrian hit is described as a white male, believed to be homeless. He was transported in critical condition to Erlanger hospital, according to police spokeswoman Lt. Kim Noorbergen.
Traffic is being rerouted around that area of Rossville Boulevard, which is now roped off, according to bystanders at the scene.