Driver allegedly flees scene after vehicle hits traffic sign, gets stuck in culvert in Richmond

Driver allegedly flees scene after vehicle hits traffic sign, gets stuck in culvert in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A driver and passenger reportedly fled after a vehicle hit a traffic sign in Richmond and became stuck in a culvert early Tuesday morning.

At 1:06 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, officers with the Richmond Police Department responded to the intersection of Warwick Road and W. Carnation St. for the report of a crash.

When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had hit a traffic sign and became stuck in a culvert.

Police said both the driver and passenger fled the scene. The vehicle was subsequently towed.