updated 8/25/23 at 11:00am:
The City of McCall has announced an arrest in the hit-and-run accident that took the life of a pedestrian on August 19 near the intersection of Lenora Street and Wooley Avenue.
The investigation in the following days led officers to what they believed was the suspect's vehicle, and obtained additional information to identify the person who was diving it. The driver has been identified as Robert Harding Tunison, a 36-year-old from Caldwell.
On Thursday, August 24, a Valley County Sheriff's Deputy located Tunison and he was taken into custody.
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Late Saturday, August 19, McCall police responded to a report of an unconscious person laying on a bike path near the intersection of Lenora Street and Wooley Avenue.
Although first responders administered life saving efforts at the scene, the man succumbed to his injuries after he had been transported to the local St. Lukes, according to a press release issued by the city.
It is believed the man was the victim of a vehicle vs. pedestrian hit-and-run incident.
Police are asking that anyone with information, or who may have seen the incident, to please contact McCall PD at 208-634-7144 or Valley County Dispatch at 208-382-5160.
If you have security surveillance in the area, authorities request to review the footage for anything suspicious or that may be beneficial to the investigation.
