By Loretta Kalb
lkalb@sacbee.com
One man is dead and another hospitalized after an apparent fight and hit-and-run collision outside a sports bar in historic Folsom early today.
Folsom Police identified the dead man as John Sandler, 44, of Sacramento.
Police said they received a 911 call at 1:40 a.m. reporting that a pedestrian had been hit by a truck in the parking lot of City Slickers Sports Bar and Grill, 97 Natoma St.
The driver of the truck reportedly drove away from the area, and police found the pedestrian critically injured at the restaurant.
Sandler was declared dead minutes later by Folsom Fire Department personnel.
About 15 minutes after the 911 report, a woman called Folsom Police and said her father-in-law had been assaulted outside the same restaurant
Police responding to her home found a truck parked outside that matched the description of the the hit-and-run vehicle. The woman's father-in-law was injured and required medical help, police said.
Folsom Fire personnel took the driver of the truck to a local hospital for treatment. His identity was not immediately available.
The case is under investigation by the Folsom Police Major Accident Response Team, which is looking into whether an argument between the truck driver and pedestrian may have been related to the fatal encounter.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the department at (916) 351-3553.
Call The Bee's Loretta Kalb, (916) 321-1073.
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