TEMPE, AZ — An arrest has been made after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Tempe on Saturday.
According to Tempe police, a dark Camaro was driving northbound when it hit a pedestrian crossing the street near McClintock and Hermosa drives, near the US 60.
The victim, 23-year-old Cole Descheny, was immediately transported to a hospital and later died from his injuries.
Tempe police say the suspect, 19-year-old Hector Duarte, relocated the vehicle and was in the process of having it repaired when it was located.
Duarte was arrested Tuesday for leaving the scene of a crash causing death, and tampering with evidence in connection with the incident.
