An Eau Claire woman faces a felony charge after a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last week.
Police say Abby Adamski, 20, was driving on Thursday night when she struck a woman in a crosswalk on North Clairemont Avenue at Moholt Drive, then drove away.
The woman who was hit was taken to a hospital, where she went into immediate brain surgery, according to police.
Police stopped Adamski a short time later. She told them she thought she had hit a curb and that the sun was in her eyes, and she admitted going to a car wash right after the crash even though she had just left a gas station with a car wash moments before it happened, according to WQOW's reporting.
Adamski is charged with hit-and-run causing great bodily harm. The charge is an allegation, and the felony carries up to 15 years in prison. She is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 7.
