Justin Weeks Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash on East Valley Mall Boulevard [Union Gap, WA]

Union Gap, WA (September 13, 2023) On Monday evening, 55-year-old Justin Weeks was hurt and hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash on East Valley Mall Boulevard.

According to the Union Gap Police Department, the pedestrian crash happened at about 7:45 p.m. on the 10 Block of East Valley Mall Blvd.

Reports say that a female driver on a white Subaru struck Weeks, as the pedestrian was trying to cross the street.

Officials say that the woman fled the scene after the crash, however, a witness was able to follow her and called 911 to provide information on her whereabouts.

Union Gap Police arrested the 29-year-old woman, who was booked into the Yakima County Jail on felony charges of hit-and-run injury and No Valid Operator’s License without identification.

Meanwhile, Justin Weeks was transported to Multi-care Yakima Memorial Hospital and later taken to Harborview in Seattle due to the extent of his injuries.

Police are investigating the pedestrian hit-and-run crash.

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