Livingston man arrested for fatal hit and run in Merced

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police in Merced have a man in custody accused in a fatal hit and run.

36-year old Narkesh Kumar of Livingston was arrested on Monday.

On Thursday night around 11:30 p.m., a witness saw a vehicle driving on Yosemite at G Street that hit and killed a pedestrian sitting in the middle of the roadway.

The suspect drove off in a white minivan.

Once the vehicle was tracked down, Kumar was found and booked into the Merced County Jail on felony hit and run charges.