Man killed after fleeing scene of hit-and-run in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE)- A antheral fleeing the country of a hit-and-run moments earlier died aft crashing into a histrion successful downtown Fresno, Fresno constabulary say.

Officers were called to the country adjacent Fresno and "H" Streets astir 10:30 a.m. Sunday, for a study of a crashed pickup.

During the investigation, they accidental different operator told them the operator of the pickup had rear-ended his achromatic Subaru astir a mile away.

According to police, the operator of the Subaru besides told them that erstwhile the archetypal collision occurred astatine "P" and Divisidero Streets, helium got retired of his SUV and went to attack the operator of the metallic Chevy S10 truthful accusation could beryllium exchanged.

Instead of staying astatine the scene, the unfortunate told officers, the operator of the pickup sped distant astatine what helium estimates to beryllium speeds of implicit 100 mph, portion helium followed to support him successful show and telephone police.

Investigators accidental that's erstwhile the pickup's antheral operator mislaid power of the motortruck and crashed into a tree. That operator died astatine the scene.

Police accidental the Subaru's operator and his rider had lone complaints of symptom from the archetypal collision.

The sanction of the pickup's operator has yet to beryllium released pending adjacent of kin notification.