Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver identified as 30

Authorities say a woman who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in St. Paul is a 30-year-old St. Paul woman.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman in Thursday’s fatal pedestrian crash as Amber O. Deneen, 30, of St. Paul.

Police were called to the crash scene about 5:15 p.m. at St. Anthony Avenue and Aldine Street, authorities said. When they arrived they found Deneen with head trauma.

Officers rendered first aid until St. Paul Fire Department medics took over, said Nikki Muehlhausen, a St. Paul police spokesperson. Medics took the woman to Regions Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

Witnesses reported the vehicle that struck the woman was a dark-colored sport-utility vehicle.

Police are asking anyone with information to call