A 52-year-old woman has been arrested and charged for critically injuring a man in a hit-and-run last Friday evening,
Bertha Johnson, from the 3200 block of Tulip Street, was charged Monday with aggravated assault involving a vehicle and related offenses.
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On Jan. 12, at approximately 6:50 p.m. Johnson’s 2011 silver Hyundai Sonata struck a 53-year-old man while he was pumping gas at a station located at 3200 Richmond Street, police said.
The impact pinned the victim between the gas pump and his car.
Police said Johnson, at the time, briefly exited her car to adjust her license plate before driving away. going westbound on Allegheny Avenue.
Paramedics transported the victim to the hospital with two broken legs, police said.
Law enforcement later located Johnson’s silver Hyundai Sonata at 3200 Tulip Street and towed it for investigation.
The hit-and-run is still under investigation.
Online court records don't name an attorney who could comment for Johnson, who remained jailed on 10% of $250,000 bail.
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