Suspect arrested in 2024 Arlington hit-and-run that killed father

The Brief

  • Police arrested Joel Sac Tambriz, 25, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed 30-year-old Daniel Cruces in June 2024.
  • Investigators linked Tambriz to the abandoned vehicle found near the scene through evidence left in the car.
  • Tambriz was taken into custody in Victoria, in south Texas near Corpus Christi, and is awaiting to be taken to Tarrant County.

ARLINGTON, Texas Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 30-year-old father as he crossed an intersection last year.

What’s new:

Police arrested Joel Sac Tambriz, 25, on March 10 on one count of collision involving death. The hit-and-run happened on June 9, 2024.

The crash happened in Arlington, but Tambriz was found in Victoria. Victoria is south of Houston and Austin—about 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

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