Lorain, OH : 17-year-old boy died after a hit-and-run crash at the 300 block of W. 23rd Street on Monday night, Oct 19, 2015

A 17-year-old boy was killed during a hit-and-run incident Monday night.

According to a Lorain Police Department news release, Jayvion R. Johnson was walking in the roadway at the 300 block of W. 23rd Street around 9 p.m. when he was struck by an unknown vehicle. Johnson was thrown into a sign post in a tree lawn. The vehicle fled the scene and traveled eastbound on W. 23rd Street.

Johnson was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center and flown to St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, then to Cleveland MetroHealth via Life Flight. He succumbed to his injuries Tuesday morning.

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Lorain teen killed in hit-and-run