Anchorage police have arrested a 71-year-old man in a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a woman walking near the jail Saturday evening.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was found dead in the road at the intersection of East Third Avenue and Orca Street, the Anchorage Police Department said in an alert.
Police arrived on the scene at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police later released a description of the vehicle they say was involved in the hit-and-run, describing it as a yellow 2002-2005 Ford Explorer with a "business logo" on the front doors and rear window.
On Sunday morning, police announced they had arrested the suspected driver, Ruti Malietufa, 71. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to render aid — a felony.
As of Sunday night he was being held at the Anchorage jail. He was expected to be arraigned Monday.
Police had not identified the victim as of Sunday night.
The APD did not respond to questions about the circumstances of the crash, including whether the yellow vehicle Malietufa was driving was a taxi.
Public records show that Malietufa doesn't have a criminal record in Alaska. Records show Malietufa had previously been employed as a driver for a moving company and for a transit service in Hawaii.
Saturday's fatal hit-and-run collision is one of a handful of such incidents in recent months.
In October, 24-year-old Anchorage man Erin Bailey was run over by his roommate, who then fled the scene in East Anchorage. Corey Hopp, 27, is charged in the case.
In June, 23-year-old Cassandra Tinker was killed as she crossed a street in Midtown. Police have not announced any arrest in the case.
Earlier in June, Paul Winter was killed while he was rollerblading on a sidewalk near downtown Anchorage.
Police apprehended and questioned the driver, Adanna Francis, a few blocks away. Police said they would not file potential charges until toxicology test results came back. As of Sunday, no charges had been filed against Francis in the collision.