Teen charged in connection with fatal Pharr hit-and-run crash
A 19-year-old male faces up to 20 years in prison in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Pharr.
Raul Axel Gonzalez was arrested and charged Wednesday with accident involving in death. His arraignment comes days after a man was killed in a crash that officers with the Pharr Police Department responded to at the 500 block of east Interstate 2 Frontage Road early Saturday morning.
Officers at the scene found a man — identified as Rodolfo Trevino — on the ground, according to a news release.
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Debris at the scene indicated that a vehicle struck Trevino and fled the scene.
Police accused Gonzalez of driving the vehicle in the deadly crash.
Bond for Gonzalez was set at $70,000.