It was a just past sunset on a cold and rainy Saturday evening when 70-year-old Sharon DeLamore decided to run out to a store near her Benicia home to pick up some groceries. She never made it back.

Sharon DeLamore was walking near her Benicia home on Jan. 5, 2019, when she was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver. (Image via LinkedIn)

DeLamore was struck by a vehicle as she walked along East Fifth Street on Jan. 5, 2019. The driver didn’t stop, and DeLamore succumbed to her injuries the following day.

Friday marked the five-year anniversary of the fatal hit-and-run that has yet to be solved, but investigators continue to work on the case. Police examined surveillance footage and determined that the suspect’s vehicle was a red mid-1990s Ford Thunderbird and have released a photo of a similar car. The suspect’s vehicle most likely had front end damage on it, as well.

Benicia Police spokeswoman Irma Widjojo said they were told around 6:15 p.m. about an elderly woman lying unconscious by the side of the road in the 1000 block of East Fifth Street.

“Although the case has not been solved so far, she has never been forgotten,” said Benicia Police on Facebook on Friday. “Today we are again asking if anyone has any information that can bring justice to Ms. DeLamore’s loved ones.”

Benicia police believe a red 1990s Ford Thunderbird like this one may have been involved in an unsolved hit-and-run cold case from 2019. (Benicia Police Department via Bay City News)

Anyone who has any information should contact Detective Rory Logan at 707-746-4252 or by email.

A reward for any tips that lead to an arrest on this case is still available through Solano Crime Stoppers, with additional funds from the Benicia Police Officers Association and Benicia Dispatchers Association, police said.

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.