Police identify pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash Updated May 12, 2021; Posted May 12, 2021 Grand Rapids police are investigating a May 8 hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian. (MLive File Photo) Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Police identified John Paul Hernandez, 33, of Grand Rapids, as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle. The crash was reported at 2:53 a.m. Saturday, May 8, on 28th Street SE near Union Avenue. Hernandez was crossing the street when he was struck by a westbound vehicle that fled the scene, Grand Rapids police said. The victim w...