DENTON, Texas — Police in Denton are searching for a vehicle and suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened on Thanksgiving Day.
At around 9 p.m. Thursday, police said officers responded to an area near University Drive and Bell Avenue, just north of Texas Woman's University, where a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle.
The victim was transported to a hospital, where he later died, police said. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the victim as David Lee Phillips, 62.
Police are asking any witnesses to come forward with information on the crash, such as a description of the suspect vehicle. A vehicle of interest was described as an unknown color 2007 to 2009 Hyundai Elantra that may have front-end damage.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 940-349-8181 and ask for a traffic investigator or supervisor.
