ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian in Albuquerque in 2024 was arrested Tuesday.
Isaiah Perez, was on the run from law enforcement after an arrest warrant was issued on charges of homicide by vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident (resulting in death/great bodily harm), tampering with evidence, and failure to obey traffic control signal.
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On April 19, 2024, Albuquerque Police officers were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of Yale Boulevard and Central Avenue. Officers learned that a red Mercedes-Benz registered to Perez ran a red light on Yale Boulevard and hit a pedestrian, later identified as Christopher Cordova. Perez then fled the scene, officials said.
Investigators had some leads at first, but the case went cold until earlier this year, when officers were called to a domestic dispute where they learned that Perez admitted to hitting someone with his car years ago, according to court documents. Officers then used Perez’s phone data from 2024 and were able to link him to the crash location…