Stranded motorist killed in hit-and-run on Fresno highway

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities are searching for a driver who hit and killed a stranded motorist on a central Fresno highway before speeding off.

A single car crashed on Highway 41 on Friday near Ashlan Avenue just before midnight.
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When the driver of that car, whom authorities have identified as 31-year-old Jordan Miranda of Fresno, got out of the vehicle to check for damage, a passing car hit him.

First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Highway Patrol officers are now searching for the suspect who took off after hitting Miranda.
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"The only description we have right now is that it's a grey sedan. Unknown if it's a dark or light-colored grey. No description on the driver, no license plate, no make or model," says CHP Sgt. Nicholas Norton.

Anyone who may have witnessed this deadly hit-and-run is asked to contact CHP or police immediately.