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Man arrested months after deadly Fairfield hit-and-run crash

Police found the female pedestrian lying in the road in April and identified a suspect the next day, but spent months collecting evidence for a warrant.
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FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A Vacaville man is now in custody, months after he allegedly hit and killed a female pedestrian in Fairfield.

According to the Fairfield Police Department, 21-year-old Jaered Diago of Vacaville was arrested Thursday.

The arrest comes after the deadly April 23 crash at Air Base Parkway and Wiley Lane. Officers arrived and found a woman lying in the road. She had been hit by a car, but no vehicles were nearby.

Officers identified Diago as a suspect the next day and spent months collecting evidence so they could get a warrant for his arrest. He is now in the Solano County Jail.

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