A Montgomery County man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Norristown, officials said.
26-year-old Jean Carlos Esmeraldas Cruz was driving a Hyundai Sante Fe along the 300 block of West Main Street when he hit Brian Clark, 57, on Sunday, May 19, around 10:45 p.m., officials said.Police responded to the scene and found Clark suffering from multiple injuries and in cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives located the passenger of the vehicle and identified the driver as 26-year-old Jean Carlos Emeraldas Cruz of Norristown. Investigators said Cruz was driving the Santa Fe eastbound on Main Street on May 19 when he struck Clark and then fled at a high speed down Main Street before turning on Markley Street.
After police found the covered car, Cruz told the person who had been riding as a passenger during the crash that Cruz needed to leave with his girlfriend and their kids, investigators said.
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