An elderly woman is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Stamford on Friday morning.
The 78-year-old woman was crossing Progress Drive near Stillwater Avenue around 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2022 Ford Escape driven by a 28-year-old Stamford resident, police said.
The driver remained at the scene and spoke with responding officers, police said.
The woman was taken to Stamford Hospital in an ambulance, where she was found to have life-threatening injuries. She is in critical condition, according to police.
The Stamford Police Department is asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad at 203-977-4712 or the Stamford Police Dispatch Center at 203-977-4444.
The crash remains under investigation.
