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Ohio woman, 21, dead following hit and run crash

Ohio Statewide

OHIO — A 21-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run early Thursday morning on Stelzer Road in northeast Columbus, according to the Columbus Division of Police.

Officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck in the 700 block of Stelzer Road.

The victim, identified as Nakia Lawrence, was crossing the street when she was hit by a vehicle traveling southbound.

Medics arrived on the scene and pronounced Lawrence dead.

The vehicle involved fled the scene, and no information about it has been released.

Authorities urge anyone with information about the crash to contact Columbus police or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.

Ohio Statewide Staff

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