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Yucca Valley investigators searching for hit-and-run driver who left teen dead

Investigators need your help to find the hit-and-run driver who left a teen dead in Yucca Valley.

We are told the boy was found Friday night around 8:30 p.m. off Highway 62 near Avalon Avenue in the center median.

He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The boy was identified as Joshua Alexander Barreras, 17, of Yucca Valley.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is urged to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Morongo Basin Station at (760) 366-4175. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME.

Make sure to stay with us for the latest updates.

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