Eagan police arrest suspected driver in fatal hit-and-run

Eagan police say they have taken into custody the owner of a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 40-year-old woman at Cliff Road and Nicols Road around 2 a.m. Saturday, March 7. Officers and Minnesota State Patrol troopers responded to the intersection after a report that a vehicle struck a pedestrian, finding the woman unconscious and not breathing; she was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The vehicle that hit her was gone when law enforcement arrived, but officers located a suspected vehicle parked in a driveway a short distance from the scene around 11:25 a.m., and the owner admitted to driving at the time of the crash, according to police. Authorities have not yet released the suspect’s identity or additional details about the victim, and formal charges have not been outlined publicly. For metro residents who drive these arterials every day, the case reinforces how often people are getting left to die in the street and how much hinges on whether investigators can quickly track down fleeing drivers.