Man Involved in Last Wednesday’s Hit And Run Dies

Sadly, Texarkana, Texas Police Department is reporting, Albert Creamer, the pedestrian struck by a hit and run driver on Wednesday, died Saturday morning at Christus Saint Michael Hospital.

After Texarkana Texas police officers were dispatched to the report of an injured man laying in the roadway in the 1100 block of Summerhill Road Wednesday night, they found Creamer there with serious head injuries.  Officers believe that he was walking and struck by a vehicle that failed to stop.

According to the press release, officers are still searching for both the vehicle and driver.  Traffic investigators later released a picture of a possible suspect vehicle in the hit and run crash.  The photograph, which was obtained from a nearby video surveillance system, and physical evidence found at the scene indicate the vehicle may be an older model Ford Crown Victoria or Mercury Grand Marquis.

Anyone who may have witnessed this hit and run or has any information that would assist in this investigation is asked to contact the Texarkana Texas Police Department at 903-798-3116.