Scottsdale police: Suspect in hit-run in country illegally
by Ofelia Madrid on Sep. 26, 2011, under Arizona Republic News
The man suspected in the Scottsdale hit and run that killed the son of Valley real-estate developer Michael Pollack is in the country illegally, Scottsdale police said Monday.
Scottsdale police arrested Cristino Torres-Romero, 33, Friday after an anonymous tip led them to Torres-Romero’s house in Tempe.
It is Scottsdale’s policy to ask immigration status of anyone arrested and booked into jail. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been notified, but the man is in a Maricopa County jail, said Officer David Pubins, a Scottsdale police spokesman.
Torres-Romero was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of a Sept. 11 fatal crash. Daniel Pollack, 31, was struck and killed about 1:15 a.m. on Hayden Road just north of Thomas Road. Witnesses said Pollack was standing on the striped median and not in a crosswalk when he was hit.
According to police, Torres-Romero’s F150 pickup showed signs that it was possibly involved in a fatal hit and run. The man admitted to detectives that he left the scene after striking Pollack that night, police said.
Source: Arizona Republic News
