Man Allegedly Ran Over 63-Year-Old in Car Wash Parking Lot Before Cleaning His Own Car and Fleeing the Scene
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According to aseriesofpress releasesfrom the Ogden Police Department — located north of Salt Lake City — a man identified as 21-year-old Christian Hernandez Palma hit 63-year-old Stirling Kelso as he was cleaning the car wash’s parking lot at around 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Kelso was pronounced dead at the scene, and police said Palma fled prior to officers' arrival. According to police, Kelso was not an employee of the car wash. It is unclear why he was cleaning the parking lot.
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Local news outletKSL.comreported that security footage of the incident shows a gray Lexus pulling into the car wash when the driver “struck a pedestrian who was on the ground cleaning the area,” per a police booking affidavit.
The outlet added that Palma told police that he then pulled into a bay and began washing his car just feet away from Kelso’s body. He “was scared and didn’t know what to do,” Palma told police.
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Police also said in the affidavit that Palma had a fake U.S. permanent resident ID and no driver’s license, per KSL.com.
Speaking withFOX 13 News, Kelso’s daughter Misty confirmed that her father was the victim of the accident and opened up about his personality.
“I just talked to him last night," she told the outlet. “He loves eagles — he’s an eagle man, he loves anything with eagles, he collects anything with eagles. He’s going to be flying with the eagles.”
Ogden police said in a press release that Palma has been booked into Weber County Jail on several charges including felony hit and run for leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a license, and failure to maintain a safe and proper lookout.
source: people.com
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