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CDOT: Worker In Critical Condition After Hit & Run Crash

DENVER (CBS4) - The Colorado Department of Transportation shared an update to one of their own who was hit by a hit and run driver on Friday. They say he remains in critical condition at a hospital in Denver.

The crash happened near Sheridan Boulevard and 48th Avenue. CDOT says the crash did not happen in a work zone, but the employee was performing his job duties.

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They say he was crossing the street in a crosswalk when the driver hit him after running a red light.

Police then issued a Medina Alert.

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A woman, who hasn't been identified by police, was arrested for careless driving resulting in injury of a vulnerable road user, running a red light and leaving the scene of a crash.

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