Police charge suspects in two deadly hit-and-run crashes in New Haven
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Two men have been charged in deadly hit-and-run crashes in New Haven. Police and city officials announced the recent arrests at a news conference Thursday.
Police have made arrests in two deadly hit-and-run crashes in New Haven.
Police and city officials announced the recent arrests at a news conference Thursday at the New Haven Police Department.
Officials said police on Jan. 29 arrested 54-year-old Lennell Bethea in a hit-and-run that killed Hillhouse High School senior Bryan Ramirez-Gutierrez. The crash occurred on Feb. 1 around 3 a.m. on Sherman Parkway, according to officials.
Bethea faces charges of evading responsibility resulting in a death, operating without insurance and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, according to Judicial Branch records. He posted a $50,000 bond following his arrest and was ordered to be re-arrested after missing an appearance in New Haven Superior Court on Tuesday, records show.
Officials on Thursday also announced that they arrested 22-year-old Jacob Cooper on Jan. 30 in connection with a crash that killed 42-year-old Manuel Nunez-Sepa.
According to police, Nunez-Sepa was struck by a car on Farren Avenue just after 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2021. He was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital where he died, police said.
Cooper faces one count of evading responsibility resulting in a death and is being held on $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in New Haven Superior Court on Feb. 21.