Man killed in hit-and-run in north Fresno. Police say he may have been in crosswalk

A man was killed in a hit-and-run near Copper River Country Club in north Fresno on Thursday night.

Fresno police Lt. Bill Dooley said shortly before 6:30 officers received calls of a person struck by a vehicle. Officers arrived and found the body of the victim in the road.

According to Dooley, it initially appeared the suspect vehicle was traveling north on Friant at Copper River Drive when it struck the victim, who police believe was walking in the crosswalk.

About 4 1/2 hours later, Fresno police said they had located the suspect vehicle in Auberry, near table Mountain and detained a subject. The person was being interviewed and evaluated for DUI but had not been arrested for the crime yet, police said.

Northbound Friant at Copper River Drive was closed as officers conducted their investigation.

This story was originally published February 21, 2019 at 7:45 PM.