The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim a hit-and-run on June 28 near Summit Lake as 43-year-old Jennifer Renee Riedinger, an Akron native.
Officers originally responded to the area of W. South Street and Lake Shore Boulevard near the Ohio and Erie Canal Way Path crosswalk for reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, according to an Akron Police Department news release. When officers arrived, they found Riedinger, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe the suspect vehicle is a silver Chevrolet Malibu that immediately fled the scene after the crash. It was last seen traveling east on W. South Street. Police said the vehicle may have front-end damage to the headlights, hood and windshield.
Anyone with information can call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip. Anyone can provide anonymous information by texting TIPSCO to 274637 or downloading the Akron PD app and messaging Tips411.
Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: 43-year-old woman killed in Akron hit-and-run Saturday identified
Reporting by Anthony Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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