Suspect In Fatal San Francisco Hit-And-Run Crash Arrested

CBS Bay Area

April 15, 2026

Police in San Francisco arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Monday, the department said.

The collision happened in the area of Mission Street and South Van Ness Avenue at about 3:23 p.m. The San Francisco Police Department said in a press release that officers who responded to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian arrived to find the pedestrian dead at the scene. The vehicle fled before officers arrived.

Shortly after, police said investigators coordinating with the department's real-time data unit determined the suspect vehicle was traveling on U.S. Highway 101, and after it exited the highway, officers and San Francisco Sheriff's deputies conducted a traffic stop in the area of Potrero Avenue and 18th Street.

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