Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Newport Beach, suspect arrested – Orange County Register

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the area of ​​Jamboree Road and Sea Vista Drive in Newport Beach on Tuesday evening, July 17, police said.

The collision occurred around 9:40 p.m., and the police did not disclose the exact location of the accident.

The cause of the accident is still being investigated.

The driver of a silver Toyota Camry left the area without stopping to assist the pedestrian, police said.

However, at the corner of Jamboree and Santa Barbara Drive, he, a 30-year-old resident of Santa Ana, was arrested by police and arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run.

Police asked anyone with information about the crash to contact Traffic Investigator Austin Laverty at 949-644-3747 or [email protected].