Suspect arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run in Henderson

Devon Cordova (Henderson Cops Department).
A pickup diverted off the road Sunday morning in Henderson and struck a man on the sidewalk, killing him, then kept going, authorities stated.

A male presumed of driving the pickup truck has been apprehended and deals with numerous charges in connection with the hit-and-run, the Henderson Police Department stated in a news release Sunday.

According to cops, a white 2017 Ford pickup was heading east on Sunset Road east of Annie Oakley Drive prior to 5:30 a.m. when it drove onto the pathway and struck a bus stop enclosure and a pedestrian.

The truck kept going, police alleged in a news release issued Sunday.

" The pedestrian caught his injuries at the scene," authorities stated.

Private investigators weren't able to identify the pedestrian at the scene, authorities said. Henderson Police stated the victim had to do with 50 years old.

The pickup believed to have been associated with the hit-and-run was found empty in a close-by shopping center parking area.

Authorities identified the suspect as Devon Cordova, 48.

Cordova was nabbed and reserved in at the Henderson Detention Center on suspicion of multiple charges that include felony counts of negligent driving resulting in death, task to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death, and a number of other misdemeanor charges.

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