MESA, Ariz. (AP) - A suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian earlier this week in Mesa has been arrested, according to police.
They said 45-year-old Joseph Eckert was booked into a Phoenix jail Thursday on suspicion of failing to stop for a fatal collision.
He’s accused of running over 81-year-old Larry Lans on Tuesday as the victim was walking on a sidewalk.
Police said the truck Eckert was driving left the roadway and drove onto the sidewalk and struck Lans along with a water meter valve and an electrical box.
After the crash, police said Eckert fled in the truck.
Investigators found surveillance footage that identified the vehicle and license plate number and that eventually led them to Eckert.
Police said Eckert has no knowledge of hitting a person.
It’s unclear if Eckert has a lawyer yet who can speak on his behalf.
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