RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — John Grizzell Jr, of Palm Springs, California, has been identified as the pedestrian in a Friday fatal hit-and-run in Riverside County.

Grizzell, 28, was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday morning in Palm Springs.

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According to reports, Grizzell was on-foot in the area of Broadmoor street and Golf Club Drive, when he was struck and killed by a vehicle that then fled the scene around 4 a.m. Friday.

Grizzell was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Anyone who may have witnessed this crash should call the Palm Springs Police Department at 760-323-8116.

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