Crime & Safety
Aurora Teen Fled After Crashing Into Car In Walmart Lot: Oswego PD
An 18-year-old man was cited with a misdemeanor after he left the parking lot where he crashed into someone's car, police said.
OSWEGO, IL — An Aurora man, 18, who fled after crashing into a parked car Saturday in the Oswego Walmart lot was identified and cited with a misdemeanor, police said.
Oswego police were dispatched at 2:42 p.m. to the supercenter at 2300 Route 34 for a car that was struck while the driver was shopping. Officers reviewed the store's surveillance footage and observed a white Ford pickup truck hitting the car.
The footage showed the driver, wearing a light brown hoodie and dark-colored pants, exiting his car briefly before getting back in and driving away, police said in a news release.
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While investigating the hit-and-run, officers used the department's license plate reader system to locate the matching car and license plate number. The driver was identified as Adrian Herrera.
On Sunday, Herrera was issued a citation for leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor. He was given a notice to appear in court on March 4.
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