The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that killed a young man.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Police released a statement Tuesday saying it had exhausted all leads looking for what they believe to be a silver or grey Hyundai Elantra GT with damage to its front passenger side bumper.
Police are looking for information about the driver of this vehicle, which was involved in a fatal crash in June.Â
The vehicle is suspected of being involved in a June 11 hit-and-run in central ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, near the intersections of South Craycroft Road and East 22nd Street.
According to police accounts, the Elantra was heading south on Craycroft when it collided with a white Camaro also headed south being driven by 25-year-old Michael Perkins. Perkins was taken to a nearby hospital but died from injuries related to the crash.
Michael Perkins, 25, was driving this white Camaro south on Craycroft Road when he collided with another vehicle in June. Perkins was killed. The other driver left the scene.
The driver of the Elantra, which police acquired photos of, left the scene, police said.Â
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Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME.
Edward Celaya is a breaking news and marijuana reporter. He has been on both beats since May 2021.
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