Hope Mills woman critically hurt in hit-and-run

Police on Monday asked for the public's help to find a vehicle that hit a Hope Mills woman on Friday and drove away.

Brenda Davis, 59, was walking her dog at 7:20 p.m. when she was struck along the 6200 block of Hackberry Drive, in the Village Green Apartments, police said.

Davis remained in critical condition at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center on Monday.

Evidence from the crash scene indicated that the vehicle is burgundy in color, and the vehicle should have minor to medium front-end damage, police said.

Anyone with information about the vehicle is asked to call the Hope Mills Police Department at 910-425-4103 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.