A 37-year-old woman was seriously injured early Friday when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while she was changing a tire on the shoulder of a Denton highway, Denton police said. The woman was taken to a local hospital with what Denton police said were injuries that were not life threatening. Denton police asked for help to find the hit-and-run driver, who was driving a white sport utility vehicle, possibly a 2007-2014 Chevrolet Tahoe or Yukon. The SUV is missing its passenger side mirror and housing.
The accident occurred about 3:35 a.m. Friday on North Loop 288 near Mingo Road in Denton. The woman and a friend were changing a tire on the shoulder lane of the highway when she was hit by the SUV, Denton police said. The driver did not stop and continued traveling north on the highway.
Anyone with information on the case should call 940-349-8181 and reference incident 21155072.