Man arrested in deadly hit-and-run pedestrian strike in Darke County

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A 34-year-old man is in custody after he reportedly fled the scene after hitting and killing a woman with his truck in Darke County.

At 8:52 p.m. Sunday, Darke County sheriff’s deputies responded to the 13700 block of Yorkshire Osgood Road for a report of a person lying in the road.

Deputies arrived and found a woman in the road. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.

Her identity has not been released.

A preliminary investigation determined a man was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado north on Yorkshire Osgood Road when the truck hit a woman in the road, the sheriff’s office said.

The driver did not stop.

Deputies later found the man and took him into custody for leaving the scene of a crash, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Osgood Fire, Osgood Rescue and the Darke County Coroner’s Office assisted deputies.

The crash remains under investigation.

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