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SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA) – Authorities are looking for a driver who fled after hitting and killing a pregnant woman while she was crossing a street in San Bernardino late Wednesday night. The victim, believed to be in her 20s, was struck in a crosswalk at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Medical Center Drive a little after 11:30 p.m., according to San Bernardino police. A witness, who did not want to be identified, told CBS2 she heard a crash and a gut-wrenching scream. She ran to the victim, but found her dead. “She was already laying lifeless on the ground, there wasn’t nothing no one could do for her,” said the witness.   Officers responded to find the woman dead at the scene. She was not immediately identified. Police believe she was far along in her pregnancy. “The only one that can take the life of a fetus would be a doctor,” San Bernardino Sgt. Jeff Harvey told CBS2. “So, in this case, we have a woman carrying a child, and both of them were killed, so we have two victims.” Police provided CBS2 with surveillance video of the collision from a nearby store, which shows that the woman had almost made it across the street when she was hit. The suspect vehicle, a black Dodge Charger, was found abandoned a short distance away. Police said after hitting the pedestrian, the car veered away, struck a fence and then caught fire. Witnesses told officers the suspect driver, a woman, exited the car and was picked up by a second vehicle, which fled. Investigators are now trying to find the owner of the Charger. Anyone with information on the case should call police.

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Pregnant Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In San Bernardino: ‘We Have 2 Victims’