Driver at-large after Weslaco woman dies in hit-and-run crash, vehicle of interest identified
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated throughout.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public’s help in locating the vehicle and the driver involved in an auto-pedestrian crash that killed a Weslaco woman.
The driver fled the scene, according to a news release.
The crash happened Sunday at around 6 a.m. at Mile 4 West Road north of Mile 12 ½ Road North in Weslaco, according to DPS.
According to a news release, 27-year-old Cassandra I. Hernandez was walking southbound on Mile 4 W. Road when a dark passenger car traveling southbound on the same road struck her and fled.
Hernandez died at the scene, DPS said.
On Monday, DPS identified the vehicle of interest as a possibly 2014-2020 black Chevrolet Impala with damage to the front right of the vehicle and missing the right-side mirror.
Those with any information on the fatal crash and the driver's whereabouts are urged to call DPS at 956-565-7600.