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SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake police are searching for a pickup truck driver who they say fled the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 28-year-old man Friday night.
Salt Lake police responded at 10:11 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Redwood Road and California Avenue. Police discovered a 28-year-old man who was critically injured, trapped in a passenger vehicle.
The man died despite rescue efforts by Salt Lake police and firefighters, marking the 14th traffic-related fatality in Salt Lake City for 2022.
The crash disabled both the passenger vehicle and the pickup truck involved.
Police are searching for the driver of the white Ford F-150 who witnesses said fled the scene following the crash, according to a news release.
The Crash Analysis Reconstruction team and SLCPD crime lab technicians are investigating to determine the exact location, direction of travel and speed of both vehicles.
Police are asking anyone with information on the unaccounted-for driver's name or location to call 801-799-3000 and reference case number 22-104677.
The identity of the man who was killed has not been released.
