SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 17, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — The Salt Lake City Police Department, acting on a tip, has located a car believed to have struck and killed a woman Friday.
The victim was 44-year-old Vanessa David. The SLCPD had requested help finding the car earlier on Tuesday.
“The driver is urged to turn themselves in immediately,” days an updated news release issued Tuesday night by the SLCPD.
“Either they, or their attorney, can contact our officers by calling 801-799-3000.”
The investigation started at 8:29 p.m. Friday when a call came to dispatch about an auto-pedestrian crash near 200 S. Redwood Road.
David was found deceased in a northbound lane of Redwood Road.
“Witnesses told officers the car that hit the woman as she crossed east on Redwood Road, then (the vehicle) continued northbound,” says an SLCPD statement released Tuesday. “The car was last seen entering the eastbound onramp to I-80.”
The was described as a 2008 Honda sedan. A specific plate number was provided.
A GoFundMe page that says it was set up to help with cremation costs for David can be viewed here. As in all cases, Gephardt Daily cannot guarantee funds will be used in the way stated.
The page says Vanessa’s brother, Christopher, died last year, adding both were “tragically killed at the hands of another person. We were going to take Christopher to Montana this summer to be buried with his father, but were waiting until Vanessa was able to attend.
“Vanessa, who was 44, was killed Friday by a hit-and-run driver in SLC. Any help with cremation expenses and burial, headstones for both Chris and Vanessa would truly help (surviving brother) Dustin. We will remember both of them with joy and love. RIP Vanessa we will miss you.”
