Norfolk Police arrest 20-year-old woman in Friday night hit-and-run fatality

Norfolk Police have arrested a woman following a hit-and-run crash Friday night that left a man dead.

Around 9:15 p.m., police responded to the 2100 block of Lafayette Boulevard for the report of a car crash involving a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified as 60-year-old James A. Edmonds, suffering from life-threatening injuries.

Edmonds was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

The car had already left the scene of the crash when officers arrived.

As a result of the investigation, detectives arrested Ahziyah Corprew, 20. She has been charged with hit-and run fatality.

Corprew is currently being held in Norfolk City Jail without bond.