Fatal hit-and-run in East Bakersfield

Fatal hit-and-run in East Bakersfield

Police are still looking for a suspect that fled that scene following a deadly hit-and-run.

The crash happened just after 4 a.m.

Sunday morning.

AND RUN ON MOUNT VERNON AVEJUST OFF OF NILES STREET.23ABC'S KALLYN HOBMANN JOINS USLIVE FROM THE SCENE WITHDETAILS... KALLYN?YES TORI I'M HERE OFF MOUNTVERNON STREET AND AS YOU CANSEE BEHIND ME... POLICE OFFICERSARE STILL ON THE SCENE...CLEANING UP THE STREET FOLLOWINGA FATAL HIT AND RUNTHAT HAPPENED A LITTLE AFTER 4A-M.OFFICERS TELL ME A VEHICLE WASTRAVELING NORTHBOUNDWHEN IT STRUCK A 60 YEAR OLDMALE CROSSING THE STREET... WHOHAS DIED FOLLOWING THECOLLISION.C-H-P SERGEANT MICHAEL PHILLIPSSAYS THE DRIVER DID NOT STOP ANDTHEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THEIRVEHICLE."THE SEDAN DID NOT STOP.

HE LEFTHESCENE.

A HIT AND RUN.

WE ARECURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A, POSIBLYA RED,SMALLER, COMPACT SEDAN OR ADARKER GREY SEDAN."PHILLIPS SAYS MOUNT VERNON ISCLOSED NORTHBOUNJUST SOUTH OF NILES STREET...BUT HE IS EXPECTING THE SCENE TOBE CLEARED IN THE NEXT THRITYMINUTES OR SO.NOW ONCE AGAIN... OFFICERS SAYTHEY ARE LOOKING FOR A RED ORDARK GREY... COMPACT SEDAN...AND IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION YOU ARE ASKED TOCALL CHP AT 661-396-6600A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY FROMBAKERSFIELD IS MAKING HIS FACEKNOWN IN THE BIG APPLE AFTER ABILLBOARD IN TIMES SQUARE