Woman dead in East Bay hit-and-run; police say driver was speeding

Officers found the woman down 50 yards from the intersection.

ANTIOCH — A motorist speeding in a vehicle fatally hit a woman late Tuesday, police said.

The driver took off from the scene, and police in a statement from spokesman Officer Darryl Saffold said they are looking for him. The fatality is considered a hit-and-run, Saffold said.

The 50-year-old woman was walking in a crosswalk west across the street at Contra Loma Boulevard and Buchanan Road about 11:05 p.m. when the collision happened. The driver was going south on Contra Loma Boulevard.

Officers found the woman about 50 yards away from the intersection. Saffold said the driver was speeding and fled the area.

The woman was alive when officers arrived, and medics worked to save her at the scene. She died later at a hospital after being rushed there in an ambulance.

Authorities did not identify her Wednesday.

Police asked anyone with information about the fatality to contact Officer Joshua Egan at Jegan@Antiochca.gov.

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