Brownfield man indicted for hit-and-run that killed Lubbock motorcyclist
A 34-year-old Brownfield man who reportedly admitted to driving a vehicle involved in a November hit-and-run crash that killed a 70-year-old motorcyclist in East Lubbock was indicted Tuesday.
Joseph Cruz who surrendered to police on Nov. 24, is charged with a second-degree felony count of failure to stop and render aid involving a death, in connection with the Nov. 16 hit-and-run wreck that killed Benigno Salas, who was riding a motorcycle eastbound in the 3200 block of East Fourth Street, according to a Lubbock police news release.
Investigators believe Salas collided with a Mitsubishi Lancer that failed to yield right of way as it turned south at the intersection of Fourth Street and Idalou Road, the release states.
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Brownfield man indicted on charge of failure to stop and render aid after fatal hit-and-run 34-year-old Joseph Cruz (Source: Lubbock Police) By KCBD Staff | December 30, 2020 at 9:49 AM CST - Updated December 30 at 9:49 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Joseph Cruz, 34, of Brownfield has been arrested on a charge of failure to stop and render aid resulting in death.
Lubbock police say the crash happened at the intersection of Idalou Road and East 4th Street on November 16, 2020.
The passenger car turned onto Idalou Road and hit the motorcycle, according to LPD. The driver of the car then U-turned and fled.
The motorcyclist, 70-year-old Benigno Salas, was taken by EMS to University Medical Center with serious injuries. Salas was later pronounced deceased.