Crime

Pedestrian killed in east Modesto hit-and-run ID’d as Empire woman

Bee Staff Reports
A man and woman pushing this motorcycle on Frazine Road in east Modesto on Monday, March 13, 2017, were struck by a vehicle that left the scene. The woman died from her injuries.
A man and woman pushing this motorcycle on Frazine Road in east Modesto on Monday, March 13, 2017, were struck by a vehicle that left the scene. The woman died from her injuries. Nan Austin Modesto Bee file

The woman who died in a hit-and-run crash Monday night while pushing a motorcycle out of a field onto an east Modesto road has been identified by the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office as Tami Qualls, 34, of Empire.

The crash also seriously injured a 53-year-old Modesto man, the California Highway Patrol reported at the time. The vehicle left the scene along Frazine Road just north of Yosemite Boulevard and just to the east of Johansen High School.

The crash was reported at 8:20 p.m. Monday and remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the collision or may have information regarding it is asked to call the California Highway Patrol at 209-545-7440.

This story was originally published March 16, 2017 at 12:01 PM with the headline "Pedestrian killed in east Modesto hit-and-run ID’d as Empire woman."

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