Police were searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a woman near McKinley High School this morning, leaving her in critical condition, police said.

The 58-year-old woman was walking north-bound on Kapiolani Boulevard west of Kamakee Street when she was struck by an unknown vehicle at about 5:25 a.m., police said.

The driver fled the scene, and the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Speed may have been a factor in the crash, police said.