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LMPD arrests suspect in fatal hit-and-run on Lexington Road

According to authorities, officers were called to Lexington Road at Payne Street on reports of a person hit by a car on Jan. 18.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Editor's note: The above video is from when the hit-and-run happened on Jan. 18.

Louisville Metro Police has arrested a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run that happened on Lexington Road on Thursday, Jan. 18.

Authorities arrested 23-year-old Criss Dzaringa around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to authorities, officers were called to Lexington Road at Payne Street on reports of a person hit by a car. 

That's in the Irish Hill neighborhood.

Credit: Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
Criss Dzaringa

When officers arrived, police said they found a man in the road who had been hit by a car. He later died at the hospital.

The coroner's office identified as 32-year-old Michael Allen.

The citation says Allen was running across the street against the crosswalk, and Dzaringa had a green light. 

In court on Thursday, he plead not guilty and his bond was set at $50,000. 

He posted 10% of that bond, $5,000, that same day.

After his arrest, investigators said Dzaringa told them he thought he hit a brown ball.

He is charged with leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid, no registration plates, failure to maintain insurance and operating on a suspended or revoked license.

Dzaringa will be appear in front of a Grand Jury the week of March 4. 

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