The woman, 36-year-old Shantel Hamilton of Merced, later died in the hospital, police say.
Hamilton was riding her scooter near the intersection of 26th and G streets around 9 pm Monday.
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That's when someone driving a 2011 to 2014 Grey BMW 5 Series car hit her and drove away.
When first responders arrived, they performed CPR and rushed her to the hospital with major injuries.
She died later in the hospital.
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Police are looking for the suspect car and say it has front-end damage.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact Officer McKeeman at (209) 388-7752 or by email at mckeemanc@cityofmerced.org