Police have arrested a man in connection to a hit and run that happened in Jefferson Township earlier this month.
On March 1st, police were called to Route 356 and Fisher Road at 6 a.m. for a reported hit and run. After the crash, police sent out a release asking for help identifying the driver of the vehicle.
Thanks to an anonymous tip, police charged 26-year-old Jake Waltz of Butler for the crash. Waltz told police his license is suspended, but claims he was not driving the vehicle at the time of the crash. Saying a friend informed of a crash the morning after the initial reported crash.
Waltz allegedly went through a stop sign and then had a t-bone crash with another vehicle. The victim lost consciousness and suffered a head injury that required transport to Butler Memorial Hospital.
Waltz is facing several traffic violations but also two felony’s including accidents involving death or personal injury and aggravated assault by a vehicle.
A preliminary hearing has been set for April 22.
