Pedestrian hit and killed in Coachella identified

One man is dead after being hit by vehicle near Avenue 52 and Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella.

Juan Hernandez, 36, of Indio was killed at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday on state Route 86, south of Avenue 52.

According to sheriff’s Sgt. John Clark, Hernandez was struck by a hit-and-run driver, then struck by a second vehicle as he was lying in the road.

A driver who took off after striking and fatally injuring a pedestrian, who was then run over by a second vehicle, was being sought today, sheriff’s officials said. The second driver stopped and was cooperative with the investigation, Clark said.

Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the hit-and-run driver was asked to contact Officer Acevedo at the sheriff’s Thermal station at (760) 863-8990 or Coachella Valley Crime Stoppers at (760) 341-7867 to make an anonymous report.

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