BREAKING NEWS: FBI seeks tips from public in Highway 26 hit-and-run crash that killed Warm Springs tribal elder
Claire Elmer
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI asked the public for tips Thursday after a fatal hit-and-run crash on Highway 26 that killed a Warm Springs tribal elder.
The agency told KTVZ News that the crash occurred near milepost 88 north of Warm Springs on the tribal reservation between midnight and 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday.
Anyone with information regarding vehicles or people in the area is asked to contact the FBI at http://tips.fbi.gov.
“We have nothing more to add at the moment,” the FBI said, “but we are actively seeking information.”
KTVZ News has been in contact with the woman’s family. They confirmed to us that she was a tribal elder suffering from dementia.
We’ll have more information and updates as this story develops in the coming days.