Yuma man hit, killed near Winterhaven in hit-and-run

  A Yuma man was killed shortly after midnight Sunday, according to a California Highway Patrol news release, on Winterhaven Drive after being struck by a vehicle.

  The victim, whose age was listed as 50, was walking west along Winterhaven Drive east of Picacho Road about 12:01 a.m. when he was hit from behind by an unknown vehicle, the release said. A witness to the hit-and-run was only able to describe the vehicle as a small car. No further details were available.

  CHP said in the release that the suspect vehicle may have damage to the right-side mirror, front windshield, or passenger-side doors. The vehicle fled the scene westbound on Winterhaven Drive into the town, where the witness lost sight of it, the release said.

  CHP is requesting that anyone with any information about the hit-and-run to contact the Winterhaven Area CHP Offices at 1-760-572-0294.