Officials with DPS say they have arrested a 30-year-old in connection with a deadly hit-and-run incident that happened along the Loop 101 in the West Valley on Dec. 19.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety just before 3 a.m. on Dec 19 troopers found a car with its driver's side door open and hazards parked in the middle of the50 feet from the gold Mitsubishi Gallant, the body of a 33-year-old Peoria woman was found. The victim has since been identified as Nichole Cortez.
On Dec. 26, officials said the person suspected to be driving the car involved in the incident has been arrested. The suspect is identified as 30-year-old Jonathan A. Baldizon of Tolleson.Prior to the suspect's arrest, the victim's father, Anthony Cortez, talked about the victim, and pleaded for help from the public.Cortez said his daughter’s car broke down at the time of the incident.Cortez said Nichole got out, and tried to push her car.
"I don’t know how you just drive by and let somebody lay on the side of the road," said Cortez. "I’m sure he knew he hit somebody, and just kept on going. My daughter could have been alive. She could have had a chance"." Cortez said Nichole was a dedicated single mother who was working hard to give a good Christmas to her five children.
"I've got to deal with Christmas in a couple of days here, and I’m getting ready to go talk to people about burying my daughter, so this is very, very difficult," said Cortez.Tune in to FOX 10 Phoenix for the latest news
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