BANNING (CNS) - Banning police investigators today asked for the
public's help identifying a motorist who ran over and killed a 74-year-old
pedestrian, then fled the scene.Thomas Parr of Banning was on the night of Sunday,
Oct. 16, at the intersection of Sims and Wilson streets, according to the
Banning Police Department.The agency said that the victim was walking along the westbound side
of Wilson -- near the roadway edge, not in lanes -- about 7:10 p.m. when a full-
size pickup or SUV plowed into him."The vehicle failed to stop after the collision and fled the scene
westbound on Wilson," according to a police statement.Witnesses called 911, and Riverside County Fire Department paramedics
arrived within minutes, pronouncing Parr dead at the scene.Investigators
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