Police identified Jean Carlos Emeraldas Cruz as the suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed Brian Clark in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
On Sunday, May 19, around 10:45 p.m., Brian Clark, 57, of Norristown, was struck by a vehicle on the 300 block of West Main Street. 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.
The vehicle was covered with a sheet to cover the damage to its left front end and windshield, investigators said. Police also found human hair within the damaged windshield. Detectives also located surveillance video that showed two men exiting the damaged Santa Fe and returning to cover up the vehicle with a sheet, investigators said.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
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.
Cruz and his passenger then returned to the crash scene on foot and spotted detectives investigating, police said. Cruz then fled the scene, according to investigators. An arrest warrant was issued for Cruz on May 23. He is described as a man standing 5-foot-6 and weighing approximately 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.If you have any information on Cruz’ whereabouts, please call Montgomery County Detectives at 610-226-5553 or Norristown Police at 610-270-0977.
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