Amarillo police arrested a 48-year-old suspect in a hit-and-run on Bell Street on Wednesday night. The crash killed one pedestrian and injured another. The suspect was charged with collision involving personal injury or death and booked into the Randall County Jail.
Police responded to the 4100 block of Bell Street for a vehicle-pedestrian crash. Investigators said a white Dodge Ram was turning left onto Granada Drive when it hit a pedestrian crossing Bell Street. The Ram's driver got out to check on the pedestrian. Police said a dark-colored GMC Sierra then struck the driver and the pedestrian and fled the scene. The pedestrian died at the scene. The Ram's driver was taken to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers found and arrested the suspect a short time later. Judge Garcia Flores ordered an autopsy. The pedestrian's next of kin has not been notified.