Wilmington police seek suspect after pedestrian hit, killed Saturday night

Wilmington police are searching for a suspect in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run Saturday night, according to a social media post from the department.

Officers responded at 2:15 a.m. to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian at South and Sugartree streets.

The pedestrian, identified as Daniel Smith, 27, of Wilmington, was taken to Clinton Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Surveillance video collected by investigators show a dark colored SUV that resembles a Jeep Commander or Honda Pilot. It may have passenger side damage.

Police are asking anyone else with cameras on their property on North Lincoln and East Main streets to provide footage to investigators.

Anyone with information is asked to call Wilmington police at 937-382-3833.

*** Warning***There have been a few posts of videos from BOT sights that have nothing to do with the investigation. DO NOT TRY TO OPEN THOSE VIDEOS. THEY ARE SCAMMERS. We will delete any video that is not a part of the investigation.On 8/19/2023, at 2:15 a.m., Wilmington Police Department responded to a 911 call of a hit-skip crash with a pedestrian struck at the intersection of S. South Street and Sugartree Street. The pedestrian, Daniel Smith, age 27, of Wilmington, Ohio, was transported to Clinton Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased by medical staff. Through our investigation, we have been able to review surveillance videos from businesses within the downtown area in an attempt to identify the suspect vehicle. The videos we have reviewed show the suspect vehicle as being a dark colored SUV similar to a Jeep Commander or a Honda Pilot. We are asking any residents and businesses in the area of N. Lincoln Street and Columbus Street that have video cameras, to review them to determine if they observe a vehicle matching that description. The suspect vehicle’s route of travel after striking the pedestrian was north on N. South Street, east on E. Main Street, north on N. Lincoln Street. The vehicle was last seen in the video we currently have at the intersection of N. Lincoln Street and Columbus Street. The vehicle may have passenger side damage. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Wilmington Police Department at (937)382-3833.

Posted by Wilmington Police Dept. - Ohio on Sunday, August 20, 2023

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Wilmington police seek suspect after pedestrian hit, killed