Warrant issued for Nampa father accused of fleeing crash that injured daughter

Nampa police are looking for a man with outstanding warrants after he allegedly fled the scene of a crash, abandoning his child.

Around 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, Nampa police were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident near Northside Boulevard and Sixth Street North, according to a post by the Nampa Police Department. Upon arrival, police found witnesses caring for a 10-year-old girl with a significant arm injury and other minor injuries, alone in the vehicle. There was evidence of drug use located in the vehicle.

Witnesses said that the driver, Ernie Ruiz Jr., 37, of Nampa, fled on foot after the accident. Police searched the area and could not find Ruiz…

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