Modesto police searching for driver involved in deadly hit-and-run crash at 8th and L streets

Kristi Gross reports

PUBLIC'S HELP IN TRYING TOFIGURE OUT WHO WAS BEHIND THEWHEEL WHEN IT HAPPENS.

FOXFORTY'S KRISTI GROSSREPORTING.A HIT AND RUN IN DOWNTOWNMANCHESTER LEAVES ONE MAN DEADAND POLICE SEARCHING FOR THEDRIVER RESPONSIBLE THE DEADLYCOLLISION HAPPENED AT THEINTERSECTION OF 8TH IN ELMSTREET TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THEOFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE THEYLOCATED A PEDESTRIAN DOWN INTHE ROADWAY AND WITH ITAPPEARS THAT THE PEDESTRIANHAD BEEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLEMODESTO POLICE ARE GENERICSCHULER SAYS THE VICTIM WAS INA CROSSWALK WHEN HE WAS HIT HESAYS THE DRIVER TOOK OFF INTHE VICTIM WHO POLICE HAVEONLY IDENTIFIED AS A 43YEAR-OLD MAN WAS LEFT DYING INTHE ROAD DEATHS TREE AND THATWAS FOUND IN THE ROADWAY WASTRANSPORTED TO A LOCALHOSPITAL AND UNFORTUNATELY DIDPASS AWAY FROM THE INJURIESFROM THIS COLLISION OCCURREDINVESTIGATORS SAY THEY AREACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR THATDRIVER POLICE RELEASED THISPICTURE OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLEWE DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S A 19942004 DARK GREEN, CHEVY PICKUPTRUCK OR GMC PICKUP TRUCKSOMETHING LIKE THAT WITHTINTED WINDOWS AND A METALTOOLBOX RACK IN THE BACK OFIT.AND OF COURSE IT WILL HAVESOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ITFROM STRIKING THE PEDESTRIANSEPTEMBER IS PEDESTRIAN SAFETYMONTH SURGEON SCHULER SAYSWHAT THEY ARE WALKING ORDRIVING YOU HAVE TO BE AWAREOF OTHERS ON THE ROAD WHENYOU'RE DRIVING IN MY FULL OFTHE PEDESTRIAN IN THE ROADWAY,WHETHER THEY'RE PEDESTRIANS OFCOURSE IS ON BICYCLES JUST BEMINDFUL THAT THEY'RE OUT ANDABOUT ESPECIALLY THE DOWNTOWNAREA WITH US A LOT GOING ON.

IMEAN IF YOU ARE A PEDESTRIANBE MINDFUL OF THE CARS DRIVINGAROUND YOU YOU KNOW THEY MAYNOT SEE YOU AND SO THAT'SSOMETHING WE NEED TO BE AWAREOF IN MODESTO KRISTI GROSSFOX, 40 NEWS.AND ANYONE WITH ANY