Near EPHRATA, Wash. (10AUG2018) -- The victim of this morning’s fatality hit-and-run collision has been identified as 21-year-old Carlos Flores of Ephrata.
Flores was walking east on Road 9-Northwest near Road I.5-Northwest when he was struck by a vehicle around 12:30 a.m. Flores came to rest in the westbound lane.
A passerby, 30-year-old Erma Snider of Ephrata, saw Flores’ body in the roadway, turned around to check on his body and called 9-1-1. While speaking to the 9-1-1 dispatcher, Snider struck Flores’ body. Snider stayed at the scene, was interviewed by deputies and released.
Deputies from the Motor Traffic Unit have gathered evidence from the scene including parts from the fleeing vehicle. That evidence is being sent to the state crime lab.
The fleeing vehicle will have front end damage, and it’s likely the driver of the vehicle knew the collision had happened.
Flores’ body is in the care of Coroner Craig Morrison’s staff.
Deputies ask for anyone with information to contact the Grant County Sheriff’s Office at 509-762-1160 or email [email protected]. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
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