Officials on Saturday released the identity of the woman who was killed while on foot in a hit-and-run crash in St. Paul and later announced the arrest of a suspect.
The hit-and-run crash occurred about 5:15 p.m. Thursday near Aldine Street and St. Anthony Avenue, police said.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Amber O. Deneen, 30, of St. Paul. Deneen was taken by emergency responders to a hospital and died there, according to police.
On Saturday evening, police said they arrested the suspected driver, a 39-year-old St. Paul man, who is being held at the Ramsey County jail on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.
The Star Tribune generally does not identify suspects before they are charged.
Minnesota court records show the man has been convicted once for driving under the influence of an illicit drug, three times for speeding, twice for driving while his license was suspended, and once for disobeying a red light.
