Police Charge Man from Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident

A man has been arrested following an investigation into a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian.

According to the Princeton Police Department, 21-year-old Kyle A. Laffoon of Eddyville turned himself in to officers on November 21. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, and with failing to render aid in an accident involving death or serious injury. 

The charges stem from an accident on Halloween night, when officers responded to Baldwin Avenue and found the pedestrian victim, 41-year-old Ramiro Ortiz lying on the side of the street. He was taken to Caldwell County Hospital but died from his injuries. 

Police had a description of the vehicle from witnesses, and had asked for the public's help in finding the vehicle and its driver.