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California Highway Patrol investigators said they were actively asking for the public’s help in connection with their investigation into the death of a 19-year-old found beside a highway after going missing.<\/p>\n

Pittsburg man Damond Lazenby Jr. disappeared Jan. 1 after his green Volkswagen was found abandoned with its engine running near a Highway 4 overpass at Port Chicago Highway in Concord.<\/p>\n

After family members reported his absence, they marshalled multiple search parties to canvass roadways around the region up to Jan. 7, when Lazenby’s body was found<\/a> on an embankment near the shoulder of eastbound Hwy. 4 between Port Chicago Highway and Willow Pass Road.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the CHP’s Golden Gate Division posted a statement to social media<\/a> saying that investigators believe Damond Lazenby Jr. was struck by the right front part of a dark-colored sedan whose driver fled the scene.<\/p>\n

Investigators have yet to share additional details about Lazenby’s death, pending results of an autopsy.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information may call the CHP’s 24\/7 tip line at 707-917-4491.<\/p>\n

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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