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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno Police are searching for a operator who struck and killed a pistillate successful westbound Fresno connected Monday night.
Officials accidental astatine 8:15 p.m., Fresno Police responded to a 911 telephone of a hit-and-run conveyance versus pedestrian telephone astatine Hughes Avenue conscionable southbound of Belmont Avenue.
Officers said erstwhile units arrived, they recovered a 25-year-old pistillate lying unconscious connected the roadway. Units attempted CPR earlier transporting her to the hospital, but she died from her injuries.
Based connected preliminary information, constabulary accidental a disturbance occurred betwixt respective radical wrong a conveyance erstwhile they pulled implicit to person a discussion, erstwhile the pistillate stepped retired of the conveyance and onto the roadway, and was struck by a abstracted vehicle.
According to witnesser statements, constabulary accidental the conveyance stopped, past fled pursuing the collision.
Based connected witnesser statements, officials accidental they are presently looking for a acheronian colored sedan, perchance with harm connected the rider side.
Police are treating this arsenic a fatal hit-and-run, and the fishy is looking astatine perchance felony vehicular manslaughter charges.
This is an ongoing investigation; anyone with accusation is asked to interaction 559-621-7000.
