Pedestrian in Davis found dead. Police find vehicle in Sacramento and seek witnesses
Investigators were seeking witnesses after a pedestrian was apparently struck by a vehicle and found dead early Monday in the middle of a street in Davis.
Officers were called to the 1400 block of Olive Drive near some homes just north of Interstate 80 after receiving a report of an unresponsive man in the street, the Davis Police Department announced in a news release.
Officers and firefighters arrived at the scene, and the man found in the street was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said early indications were that a vehicle struck the pedestrian in the street, and the driver left the area in the vehicle. The department’s Major Collision Investigations Team responded and gathered evidence at the scene.
Detectives from the Police Department initiated an investigation and found “the involved vehicle and driver” several hours later at a Sacramento home. Police said the detectives were continuing to investigate the circumstances of the pedestrian’s death and were awaiting additional information from the Yolo County Coroner’s Office regarding the cause and manner of his death before determining whether the driver will face any criminal charges.
Police said the department is not yet releasing the name of the involved driver.
“This is an ongoing investigation,” police said in the news release, “and details may change as new information emerges.”
The Coroner’s Office will release the pedestrian’s name as soon as his family has been notified. Chief Deputy Coroner Gina Moya said on Tuesday morning they had not yet been able to find his family.
Investigators asked anyone who may have been in the area of the 1400 block of Olive Drive from 1:30 to 2:30 a.m. Monday and has additional information relevant to the investigation to call the Davis Police Department at 530-747-5400 or send an email to policeweb@cityofdavis.org.
