Hit-and-run claims life of man walking on Fresno County road. Hunt is on for driver
A man walking along Friant Road was killed early Saturday, hit by a car that drifted onto the shoulder and then drove away, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim was identified Sunday as 38-year-old Ming Lee of Fresno. It was not known if the driver of the car had been located.
Officers responded just before 7 a.m. near Merrill Avenue in Fresno County, the CHP reported Saturday.
Lee was walking north on the paved shoulder of Friant Road when an unidentified driver, also headed north, allowed the vehicle to drift from the traffic lane to the right shoulder, striking the man.
Lee was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver left “without providing medical aid,” according to a CHP news release, with the incident considered a hit and run.
It was unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor on the part of either of those involved, the CHP stated.
Anyone who may have seen the crash was asked to call the CHP at 559-262-0400.
This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 5:04 PM.
