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2 road workers struck by vehicle in University Heights hit-and-run crash

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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — Two people on a line-painting crew were struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning while working on Cedar Road in University Heights.

It happened near the intersection with Green Road just after 3 a.m. 

The driver fled the scene, but the vehicle involved was later found at Route 91 between Cedar Road and Gates Mills Boulevard, where it struck a utility pole on Gilmour Academy property.

Police say the suspect, a 64-year-old Richfield man, was hospitalized in critical condition. 

The two TraffTech workers, identified as a 54-year-old Rocky River man and a 46-year-old Elyria man, are both in critical condition. Police had not provided their names.

Cedar Road, which was closed for several hours after the incident, has since reopened.

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