19-year-old Cloverdale hit-and-run victim dies

A 19-year-old Orland man, seriously injured after being struck in Cloverdale by a hit-and-run driver, has died.

Kody Williams died over the weekend, according to the Sonoma County Coroner?s Office. He had been taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and reportedly never regained consciousness.

Cloverdale police are investigating and are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver.

Williams was walking along Citrus Fair Drive under the Highway 101 overpass when he was hit. It was about 7:50 p.m. Thursday.

He was spotted by the driver of a passing Sonoma County Transit bus. The young man was lying partially in the roadway.

Police have said the car probably has damage to its front end on the passenger side. Officer Mike Campbell and Sgt. Keith King asked anyone with information to call them at 894-2150.