Investigators looking for driver in fatal hit-and-run in north Tarrant County
Investigators are searching for a driver they say killed a woman in a hit-and-run incident shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday.
They think the 42-year-old woman was walking along the roadside when she was struck by a vehicle in the 13300 block of FM 730 North, near Reed Road.
Tarrant County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from a passing motorist who saw the woman on the side of the road, according to a news release. She was found dead at 12:54 a.m.
The victim has been identified as Vanessa Kaye Fretz of Azle, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website on Monday.
Anybody who has information on the incident should contact investigators at 817-238-4244 or 817-884-1213.
This story was originally published April 19, 2020 at 12:32 PM.