MUNCIE, Ind. – A Muncie fugitive from a 2012 hit-and-run accident was recently arrested after being found in San Antonio, Texas.
A release by the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office explained that 62-year-old Doroteo C. Chavez was originally arrested on Aug. 18, 2012, for causing serious bodily injury while operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failure to stop after an accident resulting in bodily injury.
Court documents said around 5 p.m. in August nearly 12 years ago, police were called to the 5600 block of W. Kilgore Avenue about an accident where a vehicle had struck a 2-year-old girl.
Police said they arrived on the scene with EMS and found the girl lying in the road near trailer homes in the area.
A witness on scene identified the driver as Chavez who was another resident of the mobile home park.
According to the probable cause, Chavez was located and questioned by police and he admitted to striking the victim with his vehicle, leaving the scene and that he did not attempt to help or call 911.