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Justin Vega
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Sacramento
State: California
County: Sacramento County
Date of birth: February 3, 1992
Date of death: May 25, 2017
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Cause of death: Vehicle
Anniversary month: May
LEA: Sacramento Police Department, Sacramento, California
Case Description
Justin Vega, 25, was riding his bicycle to his new job at FedEx on Elder Creek Road in Sacramento, California, when he was struck by a car from behind. It was reported that the driver did not stop after hitting Justin, and that Justin's body was not found until roughly 4 hours after the incident had occurred. No information about the potential driver of the vehicle has been released to the public at this time.
If you have any information about the incident, you are encouraged to contact the Sacramento Police Department's hit-and-run tip line at (916) 808-6030, their dispatch center at (916) 264-5471, or the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357).
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