Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run that Killed Redwood City Man

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA – The California Highway Patrol on Friday arrested a woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision on U.S. Highway 101 in San Carlos in which a pedestrian was killed.

Sharon Oo, 36, of Union City, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, according to the CHP.

The CHP responded at 6:37 p.m. to a report of a pedestrian walking toward the freeway north of Brittan Avenue.

Officers arrived at the scene and located a man in the road who had been hit by a vehicle, according to the CHP.

The victim, identified as a 45-year-old man from Redwood City, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Officers also located some front-end parts of a white Toyota.

The investigation revealed the man was walking along the freeway when he stumbled into the roadway and was struck by a Toyota driving south.

It appears the victim may have been drinking an alcoholic beverage prior to the collision, according to the CHP.

The Toyota continued driving south and exited at Whipple Avenue.

The driver, identified as Oo, was located approximately an hour later in Redwood City and not too far from where the collision occurred, according to the CHP.

Investigators said it does not appear she had alcohol in her system.

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--Bay City News/Image via CHP