California Highway Patrol is asking the community for help identify the driver of a fatal hit and run crash.

The crash occurred Wednesday around 3:38 p.m. along southbound Highway 1 and Aguajito Road when an unidentified silver vehicle struck a white 1988 Volkswagen van. The van was overturned and the silver vehicle immediately fled the scene.

The driver of the van — a 62 year old male from Carmel — was transported to a local hospital for his injuries but was later pronounced dead.

California Highway Patrol is looking for a silver vehicle with “major front-end damage.”

California Highway Patrol is asking anyone with information on the silver vehicle or driver’s identity to contact the Monterey Area Office at the 24-hour line at 831-796-2160. Those with information can also call the Monterey Area Office during business hours at 831-770-8000.