Redwood City Taxi Driver Arrested In Deadly Hit-And-Run, CHP Says [UPDATE]

UPDATE 12:45 P.M. -- A taxi driver has been arrested after fleeing the scene of a deadly collision with a pedestrian in unincorporated San Mateo County near Redwood City early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Simon Gonzalez was arrested after the collision reported at about 2:25 a.m. at 2490 Middlefield Road near Redwood City.

CHP officials say that a man was walking across the road, from west to east, just south of Flynn Avenue when he was struck by a person in a taxi.

"Simultaneously, a Ford Crown Victoria Taxi was heading southbound on Middlefield Road and fled the scene without stopping as required by law," the CHP said in a news release. "The vehicle struck the pedestrian."

The pedestrian was taken to Stanford Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released, but he was identified as a transient.

Officers were eventually able to locate the suspect vehicle, a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, and arrested Gonzalez at his home in Redwood City, according to the CHP.

Anyone with information about the collision is encouraged to call Officer Yu at the CHP's Redwood City office at (650) 369-6261.

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ORIGINAL STORY AS FOLLOWS:

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- A person was killed in Redwood City early Monday morning as they were hit by a vehicle while walking in town, the California Highway Patrol reports. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. in the area of Middlefield and Woodside roads.

The pedestrian was taken to Stanford Hospital where they were pronounced deceased, CHP officials said. The identity of the victim was not released. No other injuries were reported.

Further details were not immediately available, but Patch has reached out to the agency for more information.

The map below shows the approximate location of the incident:

Patch will update this breaking news story as more details become available.

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Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone / Bay City News Service contributed to this report