A man turned himself in to Fresno police after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision, authorities said Monday.

Fresno police said officers responded about 8:52 p.m. June 25, to Ventura Avenue west of F Street after a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian. The vehicle, described as a red Chevrolet Suburban, fled the scene.

A Bus Rapid Transit camera captured a distant view of the vehicle as it left the area, police said. Investigators used the vehicle description to search an automated license plate reader system, which identified a vehicle matching the one seen in the video.

Detectives then began trying to contact the vehicle’s owner, identified by police as Santana Valdez.

Valdez turned himself in July 3 and was arrested in connection with the collision, police said. He was booked into the Fresno County Jail on charges related to the fatal hit-and-run.

Police did not provide additional information about the pedestrian or the circumstances leading up to the collision.

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