Crime & Safety
Photos Of Fatal Hit-And-Run Suspect Released By Police: $10K Reward
A 58-year-old woman was hit as she walked in a crosswalk.
OAKLAND — Oakland police released images Tuesday of a man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred June 16.
Santu Maya, a 58-year-old Oakland woman, was was hit by a car about 7 p.m. as she walked in a crosswalk near Foothill Boulevard and Vicksburg Avenue, according a news release Tuesday from police. She suffered severe head injuries and died shortly afterward at a local hospital.
The vehicle fled the scene without providing required information, said police, who described the suspect's vehicle as a black Mercedes Benz E-350, possibly 2010-2013, with tinted windows and stock rims. The rear license plate — 5AUT731 — may have been removed since the collision.
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Police released three photographs captured by surveillance cameras of the man they describe as a person of interest.
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit at (510) 777-8570.
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