HARRISBURG, Ill. (WSIL) -- UPDATE: Illinois State Police said the driver of the vehicle fled the scene and was later taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing.
ORIGINAL: Harrisburg police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash early Tuesday morning on June 3, at 12:13 a.m. The incident was reported to have happened on Ford Street near Frank Leberman Drive.
Officers with the Harrisburg Police Department said they found a 61-year-old man with injuries at the scene. Police also said the vehicle involved in the incident fled the scene.Â
The victim was taken to a trauma hospital and was reported to be critically injured.
The Illinois State Police Zone 8 Investigations and Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit took over the investigation. The Saline County Sheriff's Department, Harrisburg Fire Department, and Abbot EMS assisted at the scene.
We will have more information as it becomes available.
