CSPD: Arrest made in fatal auto/pedestrian hit and run at Hancock and Jet Wing

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - On August 4, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection of Hancock Expressway and Jet Wing Drive.

CSPD said the vehicle left the scene and the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The pedestrian was later identified as 31-year-old Nicholas Bates. He died from his injuries two days after the crash.

According to CSPD, an arrest warrant was issued for 31-year-old Landis Hester on August 9. He was taken into custody on August 19 and charged accident involving death - hit and run, motor vehicle theft, and other traffic-related charges, police said.