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Local journalist Brian Hickey critically injured in Collingswood hit-and-run

    by Dan Gross
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, a Philly.com video producer,

columnist, former managing editor for

, and all around good dude is in a medically-induced coma after being critically injured Friday night in a hit-and-run in Collingswood, N.J.

The

's

» READ MORE: is reporting that Hickey, 35, was struck by a car on Atlantic Avenue near the Collingswood PATCO station around 10:15 following a night out with friends

. He was in intensive care at Cooper Medical Center in Camden, Hickey's wife

told the paper.

“They left him for dead and luckily there was one neighbor who heard the screeching of the tires,” Klem said. “The resident saw the car but couldn’t identify it. Maybe if the driver has a conscience he’ll turn himself in.”

If anyone has information about the hit-and-run, please contact Collingswood Police at 856-854-1901, ext. 223.

» READ MORE: Here is the full story in today's Daily News

from

and

about the hit-and-run of Hickey, a Haddon Township High and University of Delaware graduate, who earlier this year ran the state Senate campaign of IBEW Local 98 head

.