Eagan police investigating fatal hit-and-run

Police in Eagan, Minnesota, are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened overnight Saturday, according to officials. 

Police say they were called to the intersection of Cliff Road and Nicols Road around 2 a.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found a 40-year-old woman unconscious and not breathing. 

Officials transported the woman to a local hospital. She was later pronounced dead. 

According to officials, the woman was struck by a car. Officials also say the car fled the scene before officers arrived. 

Police officers located the car around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, in the driveway of a house near the scene. The owner of the car, a man, admitted to driving at the time of the crash. He was taken into custody. 

The crash remains under investigation.