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January 16, 2013

Woman Killed; Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver

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Update, 6:58 p.m.: Police announced Wednesday night that they had located a vehicle and a driver.

Update, 7:03 p.m.: The victim has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Lorraine Wilkes, 56.

City police and county homicide detectives are seeking the driver of a Jeep Cherokee that struck a female pedestrian on Lysle Boulevard this morning, then fled the scene.

Police were called to the 600 block of Lysle Boulevard --- near Senior Care Plaza and not far from the Port Authority transit terminal --- at 4:47 a.m. for a report of a woman lying on the sidewalk.

The victim was apparently struck and thrown onto the sidewalk near a flower bed, which may have prevented passersby from seeing her, said Allegheny County homicide Lt. Andrew Schurman in a statement, adding that the accident is believed to have happened sometime after 4 a.m.

Debris left at the scene matches a 1997 to 2001 Jeep Cherokee, police said, and detectives are reviewing surveillance camera footage from a neighboring business.

The suspect's vehicle will have damage to the passenger side, including a damaged headlight and parking light and a missing fender flare.

The accident is being investigated by city police and Allegheny County homicide detectives. Anyone with information about the vehicle, or who may have witnessed the accident, is asked to call city police at (412) 675-5015 or county police homicide at (412) 473-3000.

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