Grandmother struck by hit-run driver has died

Published 7:47 am Wednesday, December 8, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS  — A grandmother of 14 who was struck by a motorist who fled the scene as she crossed a Minneapolis street has died of her injuries.

Police say 70-year-old Mintrawati Dhannu was crossing at an intersection Nov. 23 when an SUV struck her and sped away.

KSTP-TV says authorities believe the driver was in a white Yukon or Tahoe from 1996 to 1999.

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