Q: Has anyone been arrested in the hit-and-run death of Ormond Robbins? - Anonymous, Sacramento
A: The April 9, 2008 death of Robbins, 73, is unsolved.
Robbins was killed crossing the intersection of 16th and N streets in downtown when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver that as he walked to his apartment from Simon's bar, The Bee reported.
After a night of socializing at the neighborhood watering hole, Robbins would go out of his way to cross at thatcorner of 16th and N streets, a lighted intersection with a crosswalk and signal, a friend told The Bee shortly after Robbins was killed.
Robbins was in the crosswalk and had a walk signal, police said.
One vehicle, eastbound on N Street and about to turn left onto 16th Street, had stopped to let Robbins cross. He waved a thank you to the courteous driver, witnesses said.
Then a white pickup truck, also trying to turn left, came up behind the first car. The pickup driver honked and then whipped around the stopped vehicle.
The truck struck Robbins and sped off north on 16th Street.
A surveillance camera on a state building caught it driving past, but the driver and license plate could not be seen.
Police described it as a full-size white pickup truck, possibly a late 1990s model Ford F-150 long-bed used for work. It had a lumber rack on the back and a toolbox near the cab.
Officials suspect it could have minor damage on the front passenger-side grille or hood.
The driver was described by witnesses as an adult white male.
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