Suspect in deadly Fresno hit-and-run that dragged woman for 8 miles arrested, authorities say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Authorities have arrested the suspect they say was involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Fresno Friday morning.

Friday night, 38-year-old Shawn Ginder was taken into custody.

Fresno police say Ginder was driving a pickup truck when he hit a woman who was pushing a shopping cart and walking her dog on a leash at the intersection at Herndon and Milburn.

After the crash, she was trapped under the pickup truck as it dragged her for around eight miles until it stopped at the La Quinta Inn.

Police say that around 2 am, they received a report that there was a person dead in the parking lot.

Friday evening, authorities say they found the truck at the Greystone apartments near the Fig Garden Loop, where Ginder lives.

Ginder was arrested shortly after he was identified as the suspect.

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