10-year-old girl killed by hit-and-run driver in Aitkin County is identified

The vehicle that killed 10-year-old Caylin Donovan has not been located.

June 12, 2016 at 12:16AM

A 10-year-old girl struck and killed Friday night by a hit-and-run driver as she walked along a road in Aitkin County has been identified as Caylin Donovan of Lake Park, Minn.

Caylin was hit just before 8 p.m. on Hwy. 18 about 10 miles from Garrison in the Mille Lacs Lake area. The Minnesota State Patrol is seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle that may be linked to the incident.

According to the online PoliceClips site, the vehicle involved did not slow or stop after hitting Caylin. She died at the scene.

"Investigators would like to talk to the driver of a white Ford pickup pulling a white fifth-wheel camper with black trim who was in the area and may have witnessed the crash," the patrol said in a news release.

Anyone with information is asked to call patrol Lt. Adam Fulton at 218-316-3025.

Liz Sawyer • 612-673-4648

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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