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Police: Suspect arrested in fatal hit-and-run crash in Tempe

Published February 23, 2022 9:10 PM

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tempe say they have arrested a 19-year-old man accused in a fatal hit-and-run last weekend. They say Hector Duarte was taken into custody Tuesday in Mesa on suspicion of fleeing a fatal collision and tampering with evidence. Police say 23-year-old Cole Descheny was struck by a car about 4:30 a.m. Saturday while he was crossing a Tempe street. Witnesses say the driver fled. Police say Descheny died at a hospital. Police say they recovered the vehicle believed to be involved and that Duarte was getting the car repaired.

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