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Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating fatal hit-and-run in Richland County

Authorities say 61-year-old Barbara Warner was walking along the edge of Mickey Road early Tuesday morning when she was hit by a car that did not stop.
Credit: WKYC
Ohio Highway Patrol

SHELBY, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a 61-year-old woman is dead following a hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning in Shelby.

According to officials, Barbara Warner was walking along the edge of Mickey Road when she was hit by an unknown vehicle near Martin Drive North around 6:30 a.m. The vehicle in question did not stop, and Warner later died from her injuries at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital.

Authorities have not offered information regarding possible suspects or what kind of car they may have been driving. State troopers are investigating the incident.

Anyone with knowledge of what might've happened is asked to call OSHP's Mansfield Post at 419-756-2222.

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