Update: Police release name of man killed in hit-and-run accident in West Valley City

West Valley City police vehicle. File photo: Gephardt Daily/Monico Garza/SLCScanner

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Nov. 14, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — Police have released the name of a man killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing a West Valley City street Monday night.

The victim was 39-year-old Joel Lewis, according to a Tuesday tweet by West Valley City police.

Police say Lewis was crossing 7200 West at 3245 South when a northbound motorist hit him and kept driving. Lewis died at the scene, West Valley City police said in a 9:54 p.m. Monday tweet.

Police say vehicle fragments at the crash site may belong to a 1999-2006 Chevy or GMC pickup truck. The truck likely will have headlight and side mirror damage on the driver’s side, according to police.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 801-840-4000.

Gephardt Daily will have more information as details become available.

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