Pedestrian dies of injuries after Ramona Avenue hit-and-run in Sacramento
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- A pedestrian was struck on Ramona Avenue in a hit-and-run has died from his injuries.
- Police said a suspect vehicle hit a parked car that then struck the pedestrian.
- Major collision detectives are investigating; no arrests had been made as of Tuesday.
A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle last week in hit-and-run in Sacramento has since succumbed to his injuries, police announced Tuesday.
The hit-and-run that seriously injured the pedestrian was reported shortly after 7:45 a.m. in the 3400 block of Ramona Avenue, just west of Power Inn Road in the Ramona Village neighborhood.
The suspect vehicle hit a parked vehicle that then struck the pedestrian, according to a news release from the Sacramento Police Department.
Officers arrived and found the injured pedestrian who had suffered life-threatening injuries. The injured man was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
The suspect vehicle left the scene before officers arrived. Police said officers later found the suspect vehicle abandoned.
On Monday, the Police Department was notified that the pedestrian had died from his injuries.
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the name and age of the pedestrian after his family has been notified.
Detectives from the department’s Major Collision Investigation Unit have taken over the fatal hit-and-run investigation. No arrests in the fatal hit-and-run had been made as of Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators asked any witnesses with information about this deadly hit-and-run to call the Police Department at 916-808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357.
