VACAVILLE, Calif. — Friday update:
Caltrans recently identified 51-year-old landscape maintenance worker Quandra McGadney as the Caltrans worker struck and killed near Lagoon Valley Road in Vacaville.
She worked joined Caltrans in 2018, and a spokesperson with Caltrans in Solano County said she served California for 18 years.
McGadney is survived by her 9-year-old daughter, Nairobi, and her two sisters, Priscilla Stevenson and Candice McGadney
Earlier Friday California Highway Patrol arrested the suspect believed to be responsible for the fatal hit and run crash that killed a Caltrans worker on Westbound I-80 near Vacaville Friday morning.
The suspected driver was identified by police as 31-year-old Taje Jakkar Holliman from San Francisco.
On Friday at 10:03 a.m., CHP officers responded to a hit-and-run crash on Westbound I-80 near Lagoon Valley Road in Vacaville. Before CHP officers responded to the scene, the Jakkar Holliman had fled the scene in a white Mazda 3.
The Fairfield Police Department and CHP located and arrested Jakkar Holliman on hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges.
"The crash remains under investigation by the CHP Solano Area office and Golden Gate Division’s Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team," CHP says.
The roadway was closed earlier in the day but has since been reopened.
Gov. Gavin Newsom released the following statement following the death of McGadney.
“Jennifer and I were saddened to learn of the death of Caltrans Maintenance Worker Quanda McGadney, a dedicated public servant to the state for more than 18 years. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family, friends and Caltrans colleagues for their loss.”
CHP encourages anyone with information regarding the investigation to contact the CHP Investigation Tipline at (707) 917-4491.
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