Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision Sunday in Fremont

FREMONT – A pedestrian died in a hit-and-run traffic collision over the weekend in Fremont, police said.

The fatal crash happened around 3:20 a.m. Sunday in the area of Christy Street and Stewart Avenue, the Fremont Police Department said in a news release. The pedestrian, identified as a 48-year-old Fremont woman, died of her injuries at the scene.

The pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart in northbound lanes of Christy Street when she was hit by a driver, police said, adding that she appeared to have been struck by a second driver while lying in the roadway. Neither driver stopped at the scene.

The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau will release the woman’s identity once it is confirmed and her next of kin is notified.

The death marked the city’s fourth fatal traffic collision of the year.

Anyone with information related to the crash can contact the police department at 510-790-6760.

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