Crime & Safety
Man Suspected of Hit-and-Run on 101 Arrested in Illinois
CHP investigators were able to identify the suspect as Chauncey Alexander Hollis and the U.S. Marshals Service filed a warrant.
A man from Los Angeles County wanted for a hit-and- run collision which caused major injuries was arrested in Illinois after a routine traffic stop there, authorities said today.
The collision occurred on July 13 at 11:53 p.m. on the westbound Ventura (101) Freeway east of Sepulveda Boulevard.
Officers determined that a BMW collided with a Honda CRV at a high rate of speed and the driver fled the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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CHP investigators were able to identify the suspect as Chauncey Alexander Hollis and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force filed a warrant for his arrest.
Boone County sheriff’s deputies stopped Hollis during a traffic stop on Tuesday and discovered the warrant from Los Angeles.
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Hollis was arrested and is awaiting extradition.
--City News Service
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