Driver kills woman in hit-and-run in Apache Junction; suspect at large
Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers are seeking public assistance in finding a pickup truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a woman pedestrian in Apache Junction on Sunday morning.
DPS said that the collision happened at 7:40 a.m. on eastbound U.S. Route 60 at the Meridian Road off-ramp near milepost 194, according to a news release.
The suspect vehicle was described by DPS as a white single cab, dually flatbed pickup truck with black rails. The pickup truck will have damage to the front passenger side and may have broken headlights, said the release.
Troopers believe that the woman who was struck in the hit-and-run was walking along the highway at the time of the collision. The driver of the pickup truck left the area of the collision after the incident, said Warren Trent, a public information manager for DPS.
DPS asks anyone with information about the vehicle and/or the driver to call 1-877-4AZ-TIPS or submit a tip online at azdps.gov/tips.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Driver kills woman in hit-and-run in Apache Junction
