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Utah man charged with failing to report woman who fell out of his car and died
A West Valley man was charged Wednesday with failing to report {that a} girl fell out of the automotive he was driving on a freeway and died after she was run over a number of instances. (KSL-TV)
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SOUTH SALT LAKE — A West Valley man faces a legal cost in reference to the demise of a lady who fell out of the automotive he was driving two years in the past and failing to inform police of the incident.
Omar Luis-Santiago, 32, was charged Wednesday in third District Court docket with leaving the scene of an accident involving demise, a third-degree felony.
On Sept. 25, 2020, police obtained a number of calls of a lady being hit by a number of automobiles on I-215 close to 3800 South about 12:30 a.m. The lady, who was pronounced lifeless on the scene, was recognized as 31-year-old Veronica Tapia of West Valley Metropolis.
About two hours after Tapia’s physique was found, her husband known as police to inform them that Luis-Santiago was driving her residence from work that night time and arrived at his home with out saying that Tapia has fallen out of the automotive, in line with charging paperwork.
Detectives went to the husband’s residence and reported discovering the automobile Luis-Santiago was driving. Contained in the automotive, police mentioned they discovered gadgets belonging to Tapia, in addition to Luis-Santiago’s cellphone. After serving a warrant on the cellphone, it was decided that Luis-Santiago by no means known as 911 after Tapia fell out of the automotive, in line with the fees.
It was not instantly identified Wednesday why it took almost two years to file the fees.