A big decision is expected soon from Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic. Brusic and Detectives from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office are meeting Tuesday to talk about the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run death of 66-year-old Wendy Baker of Yakima. Baker was killed June 12 by a driver who fled the scene of the crash and has not been arrested or charged. Brusic now must decide whether a completed investigation by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office can justify an arrest warrant. Brusic says he knows the community is concerned and wants answers in the case but he says he's treating like any other serious case in Yakima County. Brusic says he'll look over investigative reports and determine if the evidence gathered is strong enough for him to call for further action.

It's an investigation that's based on a lot of circumstantial evidence

Brusic says since there was no eyewitness that could identify a driver the case will rely on circumstantial evidence gathered from the suspect truck and other electronics including a cell phone. The suspect vehicle has been in the Yakima County Sheriff's Office evidence facility since shortly after the crash. It was found at a construction site in East Valley. The truck was also spotted on Flock Cameras within Yakima City limits earlier in the morning before the crash on the morning of June 12.
Brusic must prove to a judge or jury who was driving the truck at the time of the crash not who owns the vehicle. He says circumstantial evidence is just as good as direct evidence depending on how it's presented to a judge or jury.

There's no guarantee an arrest will be made in the case

If the prosecutor decides the case isn't strong enough to support an arrest there's the possibility the case could be placed on hold until further evidence and information is available.

How Many in America: From Guns to Ghost Towns

Can you take a guess as to how many public schools are in the U.S.? Do you have any clue as to how many billionaires might be residing there? Read on to find out—and learn a thing or two about each of these selection’s cultural significance and legacy along the way.

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.

25 True Crime Locations: What Do They Look Like Today?

Below, find out where 25 of the most infamous crimes in history took place — and what the locations are used for today. (If they've been left standing.)

More From KMGWFM