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ROSEBURG, Ore. - The male struck in a hit and run incident on Wednesday has died.
On the evening of Friday, January 17, 2020, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office was notified that 46 year-old Stephen Bruce Galindo of Roseburg succumbed to injuries he sustained after being struck by a car near the Buckaroo Barn in the 5000-block of NE Stephens Street. Galindo's family has been notified.
The vehicle and driver were identified on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.
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ROSEBURG, Ore. - On Thursday, January 16, 2020, deputies and detectives identified the vehicle involved in the hit and run incident from Wednesday evening.
The victim remains in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
The investigation is ongoing and no further details will be released tonight.
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ROSEBURG, Ore. – Deputies are investigating a hit and run incident which occurred Wednesday which has left a man in grave condition.
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 8:54 PM, dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call of a man in a wheelchair who had been struck by a car in the 5000-block of NE Stephens Street near the Buckeroo Barn. When deputies arrived, they located a 46 year-old Roseburg man, whose name is being withheld at this time, lying in the roadway suffering from critical injuries. The man had been in a motorized scooter at the time he was struck. The vehicle that had struck the man left prior to the arrival of emergency crews.
The victim was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg and later transferred to Sacred Heart Hospital at Riverbend where he is in grave condition suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Deputies located evidence at the scene to indicate the vehicle involved was a white 2014-2016 Mazda 3. The vehicle will have right front-end damage. Anyone with information as to the vehicle or driver of the car is urged to call the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 541-440-4471 or email dcso.pio@co.douglas.or.us
The investigation is ongoing at this time.