SACRAMENTO, CA — Tragedy struck on a Sacramento street early Tuesday morning when a 55-year-old woman on a bicycle was fatally hit by a driver who then fled the scene. The collision occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. near the intersection of 21st Street and X Street, according to Sacramento Police Department officials.
The victim was swiftly transported to a local hospital for emergency care but succumbed to her injuries. The Sacramento Police Department has withheld the woman’s identity until her relatives can be notified.
Following an investigation, authorities apprehended the hit-and-run suspect identified as 63-year-old Payton Glynn on the following day in the vicinity of 19th Street and Broadway. Glynn faces charges that include felony hit-and-run and manslaughter, and will be facing judicial proceedings at the Sacramento County Main Jail.
Sacramento police are urging anyone with further information regarding the case to contact the police dispatch at (916) 808-5471 or reach out to the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-4357. The investigation into the circumstances that led to this tragic accident is ongoing.
The incident has resonated deeply within the community, prompting an outpouring of sympathy for the friends and family of the woman whose life was cut short by this terrible event.
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