Driver in Arlington hit-and-run that hurt child turns himself in, is charged, police say
A man involved with a hit-and-run incident in Arlington turned himself in Thursday night.
On Tuesday, he was charged with accident involving injury, according to jail records, which identify him as Jose Chicas, 45.
On Sept. 23 Chicas hit a 5-year-old boy on a scooter near his driveway in the 8400 block of River Bluffs Drive, Arlington police said. He did not stop to offer assistance or call 911, police said.
The child was taken to a hospital but is expected to be OK, police said.
The Arlington Police Department posted on its social media pages Friday that a man walked into the department’s South Substation and identified himself as the driver. He was cooperating with the investigation, police said.
Chicas is charged with a felony for an accident involving injury and has a bond set for $10,000, Media Relations Coordinator Tim Ciesco said.
The red pickup truck the man was driving has been seized as evidence in the investigation, the department said.
This story was originally published October 2, 2021 at 12:10 PM.
