Two Injured In Saturday Night Hit & Run Crash in Hopkinsville

Police have released the name of a Hopkinsville man and woman injured in a wreck on East 9th Street Saturday night.

Hopkinsville Police say a car driven by 19-year-old Janasia Kates was eastbound on East 9th Street attempting to turn onto Belmont Street when a white vehicle hit her car from behind.

The driver of the white vehicle reportedly got out checked the damage then fled before police arrived.

Kates suffered from abdominal pain and her passenger 19-year-old Jacquez Redd complained of back pain. They were both taken by ambulance to Jennie Stuart Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the white vehicle has not been located.