Police seek driver in fatal New Year’s Eve hit-and-run

Dallas police are seeking help to identify a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on New Year’s Eve.

The driver hit a man who was standing in the left-center of the road watching fireworks Saturday at about 12 a.m. in the 2600 block of Commerce Street, police said.

The suspect was driving the wrong way with no headlights when he struck the victim and fled the area. The vehicle was last seen going north on North Good Latimer Expressway.

The victim was taken to an area hospital where he died. He is unidentified as of Saturday evening, according to the Dallas County medical examiner’s office.

The suspect vehicle is a gray 2017 Ford F150 with a Texas license plate that reads MWL-6627.

Police are searching for the vehicle and are asking people who may have information to contact Detective Jason Massey of the Vehicle Crimes Unit at 214-671-0012 or Jason.massey@dallascityhall.com.