St. Paul police seek assistance finding hit-and-run driver who fatally struck pedestrian

My Ger Vang, 34, of St. Paul, died of her injuries at Regions Hospital on Monday night.

December 22, 2021 at 3:29AM

St. Paul police are searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian Monday night.

Officers responded to the intersection of 3rd Street and White Bear Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on a report of a crash. Paramedics had already taken 34-year-old My Ger Vang, of St. Paul, to Regions Hospital with severe head trauma. She later died of her injuries, said police spokesman Steve Linders.

Investigators recovered the apparent remnants of a broken headlight from a vehicle that fled the scene. The motorist has yet to be located.

Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 651-266-5693.

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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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