Police: Driver allegedly hit woman in St. Paul gas station lot, stole cash from register

Police are investigating after a driver allegedly hit a woman in a St. Paul gas station parking lot and then proceeded to take cash from the register.

According to a St. Paul police report, officers were called to a Speedway gas station along Smith Avenue on Tuesday after receiving a report of a hit-and-run crash that happened earlier in the evening.

Upon arrival, officers spoke with the gas station manager who told officers one of her employees reported the incident to her earlier.

The employee said a 73-year-old woman had been hurt in the parking lot and was transported to a nearby hospital.

Upon reviewing surveillance video, the manager told police she witnessed a female driver — who appeared to be in her 20s — in a gray sedan back into the woman, causing the woman to fall.

The manager said the video then allegedly shows the driver enter the gas station, open the register and take cash from inside. The driver could then be seen leaving the parking lot in her vehicle, the manager reported to police.

The 73-year-old woman suffered a head injury but is expected to be OK, police said.

Police said they haven’t yet made an arrest in the case and the investigation is ongoing.