UDATE | 55-year-old pedestrian killed in Pasco hit-and-run. Police find suspected driver

A 55-year-old man has died days after a driver hit him and drove away in Pasco.

Luis D. Mortaya-Hernandez of Pasco was walking on Fourth Avenue when a car apparently hit him near the Tri-Cities Airport warehouse area.

He was found unconscious at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the side of the road, Pasco police said on Facebook.

A Port of Pasco security officer had spotted the man heading north on the road five minutes before he was found.

An ambulance rushed him to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, where he remained in critical condition until he died Tuesday.

By Monday, Pasco police had not found the driver. But after their Facebook post, detectives were put in touch with the driver and the car was impounded.

Because of the driver’s level of cooperation, the person was not arrested and the case is still being investigated, said police.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the non-emergency dispatch number at 509-628-0333 or email Detective Ron Seltun at seltunr@pasco-wa.gov and reference case 21-24684.

This story was originally published August 24, 2021 at 3:50 PM.