Recognize This Car? Police Suspect It Was Involved In Fatal Hit-and-Run

Santa Cruz police are searching for a suspect vehicle in connection with a hit and run that killed a woman early Wednesday morning.

The collision occurred around 12:45 a.m. on northbound state Highway 1 at River Street, according to police. Arriving officers found a woman, later identified as Santa Cruz resident Dene Diannthe Shaw, 59, on the roadway.

Emergency crews pronounced her dead at the scene.

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Police have released an image from a surveillance camera in the area of a silver-colored suspect vehicle, and report that the vehicle would have sustained some damage. The collision remains under investigation.

Anyone who knows the vehicle and the driver, who would have been driving on Highway 1 at River Street between 12:30 and 1 a.m., should contact police at (831) 420-5820. Anonymous tips can also be made by calling (831) 420-5995 or on the web site at www.santacruzpolice.com.

Bay City News