Crime & Safety

Arrest Made In Fatal San Francisco Hit-And-Run Crash

A 39-year-old suspect was taken into custody in connection with the fatal crash, police said Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A San Rafael man was taken into custody in connection with a hit-and-run crash in San Francisco earlier this month that left a man dead, police said.

Police did not say what led up to the crash on Saturday, October. 24.

Officers responded to Franklin and Pine streets just after 5 a.m. after a driver hit a man riding a motorized scooter and then fled the scene, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

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Officers rendered aid and tried to save the man's life, but he died after being taken to a hospital, police said.

Investigators identified Daniel Llama, 39, as a suspect in the crash and took him into custody Thursday on suspicion of hit and run collision resulting in death and vehicular manslaughter, police said.

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Llama's vehicle was towed as part of the investigation, police said.

Police ask that anyone with more information contact the San Francisco Police Department at 415-575-4444.

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