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The incident took place around 10:15 p.m. Monday, March 21, as the 20-year-old man was walking in a crosswalk, said Laurie Loisel, spokeswoman for the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.
According to police investigators, the student was crossing Massachusetts Avenue in a crosswalk near Sunset Avenue, having nearly reached the other side, when a white or silver-colored SUV traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed struck him with the front driver’s side of the vehicle.
The vehicle failed to stop and continued traveling eastbound on Massachusetts Avenue, Loisel said.
The student, who was not identified, was seriously injured, taken to Baystate Medical Center, where he remains, Loisel added.
“We are not only appealing to the public for their help identifying the driver involved in this incident but appealing to the driver as well,” said Northwestern First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne. “What happened last night is likely weighing on their conscience, and this is their opportunity to do the right thing by coming forward.”
Anyone with any information about the SUV is asked to call the UMass police at 545-2121 or 545-TIPS (8477).
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