Sunnyvale police say driver suspected in fatal crash may be trying to flee country

SUNNYVALE — Police have identified a 55-year-old woman as the suspect in the hit-and-run crash this month that killed a bicyclist, and they say she may be trying to leave the country.

The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety on Monday said Reina Robles, 55, was the driver in the hit-and-run crash on Oct. 20 that killed 73-year-old Javad Hada.

At 3 p.m. Friday, Sunnyvale police located the vehicle that was involved in the death, a red Toyota Sienna minivan, on Tamarack Lane near Halford Avenue in Santa Clara. Police said an anonymous tip led them to identify Robles as a suspect.

Hada was hit by a minivan at about 1:40 p.m. near Central Expressway and Pajaro Avenue. When police and paramedics arrived, they found him injured on the roadway. He was taken to Stanford Hospital, where he died of his injuries, police said.

Anyone who has any information on the whereabouts of Reina Robles is encouraged to call Det. Sean Mula at 408-730-7650.

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