Arrest Made In Pedestrian Double Hit-And-Run Death In Tucson

TUCSON, AZ — Tucson Police have made an arrest in connection to the double hit-and-run in Tucson that left a pedestrian dead on New Year's Eve, police said in a news release. Police are still looking for the driver of the car that investigators believe initially hit the pedestrian, a white Nissan Rogue SUV that should have damage to its front bumper.

Roberto Alfredo Lara, 35, was booked into the Pima County Jail on suspicion of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and failure to render aid. As of Monday afternoon he was still in jail with bond set at $10,000.

Lara is accused of hitting 49-year-old pedestrian Manfred G. Rivas with his white Saturn Ion, just after Rivas was hit by another vehicle, and then driving away, according to police.

Rivas was trying to cross North Stone Avenue in the 3200 block on New Year's Eve when police said the two vehicles hit him in rapid succession. Both drivers continued on without stopping, according to police. Rivas was taken to Banner University Medical Center where he died from his injuries, Tucson Police said in a news release.

Police ask that anyone with information on the case, and specifically on the SUV that was first to hit Rivas or its driver, call 88-CRIME.