Police have arrested the driver they say hit a man and then took off in Derby last December.
The victim, 61-year-old John Jepson, died a a week after being hit.
Jepson was walking across Division Street around 9:15 p.m. on December 15 when he was hit by a white Infiniti, according to police. The driver sped away after the incident, police said.
Detectives seized the Infiniti shortly after the crash and identified a suspect.
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On Friday, 20-year-old Antonio Pereira, of Bridgeport, turned himself in to Derby police.
Pereira is charged with evading responsibility resulting in death and operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license.
He was released on $50,000 bond and is scheduled to be in court on July 27.
