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Arrest made in pedestrian hit-and-run in Bremerton

BREMERTON, Wash. — A driver has been arrested in the serious injury hit-and-run of a pedestrian in Bremerton earlier this month.

The crash happened on Dec. 5 at the north end of the Warren Avenue Bridge. Witnesses told officers the vehicle had driven off the road and hit a guardrail before hitting the victim, who had been walking on the sidewalk.

The driver then quickly left the scene headed northbound on Wheaton Way.

Witnesses provided police with a vague description of the vehicle and its driver.

Using evidence collected at the crime scene, investigators were able to focus their search on a particular make and model, and with the help of a Bremerton PD crime analyst, a suspect vehicle was identified.

That led police to identify a 27-year-old man as a suspect. After police contacted the man’s relatives, the man called Bremerton PD and requested to speak with officers in person.

The man was arrested at his home, where a damaged vehicle was also found. Police said the damage was consistent with what officers believed happened during the Dec. 5 crash.  It was impounded to be processed for evidence.

The suspect was booked into the Kitsap County Jail on charges of vehicular assault and injury hit-and-run.  His bail was set at $300,000.

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