BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - A woman was injured and transported to the hospital after a hit-and-run collision on I-82 Wednesday morning.

According to a press release from Washington State Patrol, the 68-year-old Pendleton woman slowed for traffic. The driver of a nearby car failed to slow and crashed before fleeing the scene.

The crash occurred about 18 miles south of Kennewick on I-82 westbound at around 5:17 a.m.

The person who fled was driving a maroon 2006 Jeep Cherokee.

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