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Ogden police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run at car wash
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Ogden police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run at car wash

OGDEN, Utah — Ogden police confirmed the arrest of a suspect who fatally struck a man with his car at a car wash Wednesday evening.

Christian Hernandez Palma, 21, was booked into the Weber County Jail on charges including hit-and-run, driving without a license and failure to maintain safe and appropriate supervision.

The Ogden Police Traffic Bureau identified the victim as 63-year-old Stirling Kelso. cleaning the parking lot of a car wash Palma hit him shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday near Washington Boulevard and 7th Street. The driver then fled the area.

Kelso was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Weber Dispatch or the Traffic Bureau at 801-395-8221.

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