The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash.
Katrina Branner, 67, was hit early Wednesday morning by a Nissan Altima while on foot in south Sacramento near the intersection of Houston Way and Burdett Way, according to the Coroner’s Office.
Branner, a Carmichael resident, died from blunt force injuries after she was hit at the intersection and dragged several blocks before making it near Prentiss Drive and Hull Way, authorities said.
California Highway Patrol officers responded a call around 12:45 a.m. of Branner’s body lying in the roadway, according to a news release.
Investigators believe Branner was hit by a white Nissan Altima of model year 2013 to 2016, the release stated. The vehicle fled the scene.
Those with information can call the CHP’s South Sacramento office at 916-897-5600.
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Corey Schmidt is a watchdog reporter for The Sacramento Bee, focusing on Folsom, El Dorado Hills and Sacramento County’s eastern suburbs. Previously, he was the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. Schmidt received his bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in Chicago and his master’s degree from Yale University.