Police investigate Midland hit and run that struck two girls Saturday, killing one
Police have found the truck that hit two 12-year-old girls on Saturday in Midland, killing one, but they are still working to identify the driver.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the fatal hit and run. Police said a white, flatbed pickup hit the two girls on 104th Street East near 24th Avenue East, according to a department tweet.
Sgt. Darren Moss said the two girls were walking against traffic on the road. Police were called around 10:30 a.m.
“There is no sidewalk there so you have to walk on the road, and then there was a ditch next to the road so there was no way to walk next to [the road,” he told The News Tribune.
One of the children was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was hospitalized with critical injuries, the sheriff’s department said.
The department tweeted at 5:22 p.m. Saturday that the truck had been recovered, but they will continue to search for the driver.
Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact the police department at (253) 798-7537 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS.
