Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run in Visalia

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral has been arrested successful transportation with a fatal hit-and-run successful Visalia connected Monday night, the Visalia Police Department said.

Officers accidental they arrested 31-year-old Jorge Torres successful transportation with the fatal hit-and-run that took the beingness of a pedestrian.

Police accidental they responded to the country of Caldwell Avenue and Ben Maddox Way connected Monday astir 10:30 p.m. to a hit-and-run postulation collision involving a pedestrian.

Investigators accidental the pedestrian was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. The suspect's conveyance was recovered abandoned adjacent aft fleeing the scene.

The Visalia PD Traffic Unit took implicit the probe and said they identified Torres arsenic the fishy successful this case. With assistance from the Visalia PD Enforcement Unit, Narcotics Unit, and HOPE Unit, officials accidental Torres was arrested connected Wednesday day without incident.

The individuality of the pedestrian has not been released.