Officers are investigating after a hit-and-run left a person dead in Sacramento early Monday morning.

Sacramento police say officers responded near Del Paso Road and Town Center Drive just before 2 a.m. to investigate a reported hit-and-run.

At the scene, officers found a man had been hit. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics, police say.

Officers searched the area and found the vehicle believed to have been involved. Police say a person was detained and later arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Police have identified the driver as 25-year-old Sacramento resident Jasdeep Singh. He has been booked into Sacramento County Jail on charges of felony hit-and-run resulting in death and DUI. 

The area was still under an active investigation through the early morning hours. Drivers should detour around the area.

Authorities have not released the name of the person who died. 

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