It happened around 4:43 a.m. on Bishop Street, just west of Brookhurst Street. When officers arrived, they found the man in the street with "injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle," police said. Investigators described the victim only as a man from Garden Grove.
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A witness told police the victim had been struck by a single vehicle which immediately fled the scene. The witness described the vehicle as a small, dark-colored sedan that was last seen driving westbound on Bishop Street at Belgrade, according to police.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Anyone with information is urged to contact Westminster Police Department Traffic Division Sgt. Anil Adam at 714-548-3770 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
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