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South Salt Lake police catch suspect in hit-and-run crash that left pedestrian in critical condition

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South Salt Lake police on Friday arrested a man suspected of hitting a pedestrian while driving a stolen motorcycle then speeding off earlier this week.

Officers spotted the man late Friday afternoon as they canvassed a neighborhood near 400 East and 2500 South, where the motorcycle had been discovered hidden in some bushes a day earlier, South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said.

The crash occurred at 3300 South and 900 West just before midnight Tuesday. Police found a 49-year-old man lying unconscious in a crosswalk with serious head injuries.

The man fled on the bike, then on foot.