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Police identify victim in fatal hit and run

Police have identified the victim in a fatal hit and run in Astoria on Sunday.

Patricia Harrison, 77, of Astoria died after being hit by a vehicle near 16th Street and Irving Avenue. The suspect allegedly fled the scene and struck another car farther up in the neighborhood then continued on 17th Street.

Officers with the Astoria Police Department arrested the suspect, 50-year-old Michael Munson Smith, in the 1700 block of Jerome Avenue.

Munson will be arraigned at the Clatsop County Circuit Court later today. He faces charges of second degree manslaughter, failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons, failure to perform the duties of a driver when property is damaged, driving while under the influence of intoxicants, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving.

Oregon State Police investigated three separate scenes Sunday. The Clatsop County Major Crime Team continues to investigate other aspects of the incident.