Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Sacramento is identified

A 46-year-old man who was hit and killed in a Sacramento crash on Sunday evening has been identified as Bee Lao.

Sacramento police said officers responded to the area of Del Paso Boulevard and Marysville Boulevard just before 6:30 p.m., where they located a pedestrian down in the roadway.

The driver involved in the crash stayed at the scene, police said.

Lao's family described him as a father of a 2-year-old son and four daughters who range in age from 5 to 14 years old. In a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral and living expenses, his wife described him as a "loving person who was always welcoming to everyone."

Police initially said they thought that the pedestrian had been struck by two vehicles with the first vehicle fleeing the scene. But further investigation showed there was ju