Albert Creamer, the pedestrian struck by a hit-and-run driver on Wednesday, died Saturday morning at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital, according to a press release.
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.
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.
-Texarkana, Texas, Police Department