HAMPDEN COUNTY, MA. (THECOUNT) — Yaseri Cortes, of Springfield, Massachusetts, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday night Hampden County hit-and-run vehicle crash.

Cortes, 20, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Springfield Sunday night.

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According to reports, Cortes was operating a vehicle on Interstate 91 near Exit 48 in Springfield, when a second vehicle collided with Cortes’ vehicle causing it to crash.

The second involved vehicle then fled the scene around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

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

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.

Anyone with possible information on the crash or has a vehicle equipped with a dashcam and was driving in the area should contact Trooper Michael Dean at Troop H at 860-534-1098 or michael.dean@ct.gov.

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Geo quick facts: Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Hampden County’s population was 465,825 – Wikipedia.