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Woman charged in Shockoe hit and run

Posted at 1:57 PM, Jul 03, 2012
and last updated 2012-07-03 13:58:02-04
Doreen L. Johnson, 55, is charged her with felony hit and run (PHOTO Richmond Police)

Doreen L. Johnson, 55, is charged with felony hit and run (PHOTO Richmond Police)

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Richmond Police arrested and charged a woman in connection to a June hit and run in Shockoe Slip.

Investigators arrested Doreen L. Johnson, 55, of the 1400 block of Georgia Avenue, according to a press release from department spokeswoman Dionne Waugh. Johnson is charged with felony hit and run with more charges pending, police said.

Johnson is accused of hitting a woman crossing the street at 14th and East Cary streets, then driving off. The woman survived the June 23 incident and is recovering in a critical care treatment center, according to Waugh.

Police ask anyone with any information about this crime to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.