COLORADO SPRINGS — A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run crash, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
CSPD says 48-year-old Alejandro Balderas-Avilez was arrested on Wednesday, June 12. They say he has been booked into the El Paso County Jail, and he has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death.
Background Information
84-year-old Dolores Holler was killed after a vehicle struck her on Airport Road Friday, December 8, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. It happened at the intersection of Airport Rd. & Chelton Rd. just before 3 p.m.
In a blotter post, the department said that the person stuck and killed, later identified as Holler, appeared to be crossing Airport Road from the south to the north. At that time, CSPD said it appeared Holler may not have been in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.
Police say the vehicle, driven by Balderas-Avilez, left the scene.
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