Two tour Iraq veteran in coma after hit and run driver left him

Hudson Iraq War Vet in Coma Following Accident

Ritchey is an Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart after suffering an injury from an IED while serving his second tour of duty in Iraq.

By Dan Jovic | dan.jovic@fox8.com
Fox8.com Reporter
7:15 p.m. EDT, May 18, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Iraq war veteran from Hudson remains in critical condition at the Ohio State Medical Center following a possible hit-and-run early Sunday morning.

According to a police report filed on the incident by Ohio State Campus Police, Chris Ritchey, 28, of Hudson, was riding a bike at 2:40 a.m. Sunday morning when he was possibly struck by a vehicle that fled the scene of the accident.

Police say Ritchey was might have been struck at the intersection of West Lane Avenue and North High Street, according to the report.
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Hudson Iraq War Vet in Coma Following Accident