UPDATE, MAY 29 — Redwood City police have arrested a man suspected in a hit-and-run that killed a 72-year-old woman.
Police used the city’s license plate camera system to find a match for the white Toyota Tundra pickup truck that is believed to have stuck Maria Perez on Sunday night, police said.
On Monday, police found such a truck parked at the home of Francisco Gallardo Alvarez, 52, of Redwood City, and towed it.
Police arrested Gallardo Alvarez on Thursday (May 28) on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run and booked him into jail. He remains in jail in lieu of $50,000.
ORIGINAL STORY, MAY 27 — Redwood City police are searching for a driver who caused a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian at Middlefield Road and Beech Street, police said.
The hit-and-run happened around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday (May 24), according to Redwood City Lt. Jeff Clements.
Maria Perez, 72, was crossing the street when she was hit by a white Toyota Tundra pickup truck, according to a fundraiser on GoFundMe. Police found Perez near the intersection and she was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Clements said.
“Maria was a loving auntie, family member and friend who touched the lives of so many peo-ple. Her passing has left our family devastated emotionally, mentally, and financially during this difficult time,” her niece, Cindy Perez, said in the fundraiser. “Losing her so suddenly has left a pain that words can’t explain.”
The driver of the pickup truck involved fled the scene, and police are trying to find the driver, Clements said.
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