A Richmond woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding and felony hit and run after a crash in Ashland.

At around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, Ashland police responded to the intersection of South Washington Highway and Ashcake Road. The call came in as a crash involving a pedestrian. Police arrived on scene to find the driver had fled.

Alesha McNair, 34, was arrested without incident on Tuesday and is currently being held at the Pamunkey Regional Jail without bond.

The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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