Police looking for driver of fatal hit-and-run on Redwood Road
Oct 21, 2023, 10:12 AM | Updated: 10:16 am
A Salt Lake City police car. Police believe a suspect in several intentional hit-and-runs' first attack was months ago. What took them so long to charge him? (Salt Lake City Police photo)
(Salt Lake City Police photo)
SALT LAKE CITY — A man was killed after a vehicle hit him near 1130 S. Redwood Road Friday night.
Salt Lake City Police Department said the crash happened around 11 p.m. when they received a call about an adult man with critical injuries lying on the ground. They said by the time first responders came to the scene, the man had died.
Detectives believe the man was walking on the road when a vehicle traveling south on Redwood Road hit him and did not stop.
The identity of the driver and the vehicle they were driving is unknown, though the vehicle likely has front-end damage. Police are urging the driver to turn themselves in immediately.
Police said this is the 18th traffic-related fatality in Salt Lake City this year.
A Salt Lake City fire truck on scene of a deadly crash near 1130 South Redwood Road (October 20, 2023, Salt Lake City Police photo)
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