70-year-old woman killed in fatal hit-and-run crash in St. Paul, suspected driver still on the loose
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UPDATE: The woman killed in this crash has been identified as 70-year-old Phoua Hang of St. Paul, according to the Ramey County Medical Examiner.
A previous version of the story follows.
Police say one woman is dead and a man is recovering from injuries following a late night hit-and-run crash in St. Paul.
According to St. Paul police, officers were called to the area of Forest and Magnolia avenues east in St. Paul around 10 p.m. Sunday for a report of a crash involving two vehicles.
When they arrived, they found a woman who had died at the scene from her injuries.
Police say she was in her 70s and was the driver of the victim vehicle.
A hit and run crash in St. Paul involving a stolen vehicle out of Minneapolis has left one woman dead. Credit: Jeff Ernewein/KSTP
Meanwhile, police say her husband was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials say the driver and passengers of the second vehicle ran from the scene.
Despite a search by air and through K-9 use, no one has been found.
Police add the suspect’s vehicle was registered as a stolen gray Kia Sportage out of Minneapolis.
No other details regarding suspects were immediately available.
If you have information about the crash, you’re asked to call 651-266-5722.