Bend, Ore. – A Bend woman was struck by a hit and run driver Friday night in downtown Bend in a crosswalk by a pickup truck that police said fled the scene.
The crash occurred near Northwest Bond Street and Franklin Avenue, according to Bend Police. Angela Kephart was taken to St. Charles Bend with non-life-threatening injuries including a fractured skull.
Police said Kephart, a local tattoo artist, was crossing Bond Street in the marked crosswalk on the north side of the Franklin Avenue intersection when she was struck by a gray or black pick up, possibly a Dodge Ram 2500 or similar, lifted with oversized tires, according to witnesses.
The Bend Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in finding the suspect’s vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to call police through the Deschutes County non-emergency dispatch line at 541-693-6911.
