Police search for driver of deadly hit and run
Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a deadly hit and run crash in Coachella. Around 12.30 this morning, the Riverside County Sheriffs Department received a report of a hit and run accident at the intersection of Avenue 48 and Harrison Street.
When deputies arrived on scene they found a woman in the road, dead.
A 56-year-old female transient was hit by a pickup tuck on Avenue 48 and Grapefruit Boulevard.
It is believed the suspect’s vehicle sustained front end damage. The investigation is on going.
If you have any information, call Valley Crime Stoppers at 760 341-stop.