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Police say driver in hit and run was DUI

A Coachella woman is in jail, accused in a deadly hit and run crash over the weekend.

Police say 31-year old Sara Rojas was the driver in a hit and run that killed a 63-year old woman Saturday night.

Police say Celia Miranda was crossing Harrison Street near Avenue 49 in a crosswalk when she was hit by a car that sped away from the scene.

Miranda died a short time later at J.F.K. Hospital in Indio.

Police say Rojas was under the influence. She’s being held on $75,000 bail.

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