Police need the public's help in finding the person who struck an elderly man on Saturday night and then fled the scene. A 62-year-old man was walking east across Columbus Street "outside of a crosswalk" when he was hit by a white SUV heading north on Columbus. The injured pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital where he remains in critical condition. The suspect evaded the scene just after hitting the man.

According to SF Appeal, "The vehicle is described as a late-90s model Chevrolet SUV, possibly a Suburban, with tinted windows and a California license plate with the last two numbers '24.' " And the white SUV "may have front-end damage to it caused by the collision."

Did you see what happened? If you have any further details, please contact SFPD's anonymous tip line at 415-575-4444 or via tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.

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