BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Westside Parkway in Bakersfield was closed on Saturday for several hours due to a death investigation. That turned out to be a deadly hit-and-run, to which, the alleged driver was arrested.
Tomice Fryman, 51, was arrested according to BPD.
The incident took place just before 6:30am on Saturday. Police responded to the eastbound lanes of the Westside Parkway near the Mohawk off-ramp after reports of "suspicious circumstances."
Officers then found a man who was hit by a vehicle. Also on Saturday, BPD says they found the vehicle involved near Stockdale Highway.
Fryman was arrested for charges related to hit-and-run causing death and driving with a suspended license.
The investigation remains ongoing. The lanes of the Westside Parkway have since been reopened.
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