UPDATED: Police: Phoenix Hit-And-Run Driver Tries To Stab Witness

PHOENIX, AZ — A man involved in a hit-and-run accident in Phoenix tried to stab a witness who followed him from the crash scene, police said. Just after 10 p.m. Oct. 14, Ernesto Otanez Oveso, 28, ran a red light while driving a 2007 Jeep Renegade east on Indian School Road. At the same time, a 27-year-old woman was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Cruz south on 53rd Avenue. After the two cars collided in the intersection, Oveso and a woman in his car ran away from the scene.

A 25-year-old man who saw the crash drove after Oveso and the woman. Oveso told the man to stop following him and then pulled out a knife and started jabbing a knife at the man through his car window. But the man and a woman in his car were able to drive off uninjured.

Oveso later was arrested and identified as the hit-and-run driver and as the man from the attempted stabbing. Officers also found a handgun in the car Oveso was driving, a crime since Oveso is an accused felon. Police also found Oveso had three misdemeanor warrants and one felony warrant out for his arrest.

Oveso was charged with aggravated assault, leaving the scene of a collision, a weapons violation, driving under the influence, a felony probation violation and charges associated with the three misdemeanor warrants.

Oveso’s passenger hasn’t been found and is not facing any charges.

The driver of the Chevrolet Cruz, Shannon Vivar sustained minor injuries according to police. Her her husband has set up a GoFundMe to help raise money to fund the damaged vehicle's payoff and other expenses.

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