Antonio Esparza Martinez Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash at Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and South Louisiana Avenue in Laredo; Rigoberto Arevalo Arrested

Antonio Esparza Martinez Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash at Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and South Louisiana Avenue in Laredo; Rigoberto Arevalo Arrested

Antonio Esparza Martinez Killed in Laredo Hit-and-Run Crash at Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and South Louisiana Avenue; Rigoberto Manuel Arevalo Arrested

Laredo, Texas (December 17, 2019) – The elderly man who was killed last Tuesday in an alleged hit-and-run accident in South Laredo has been identified as Antonio Esparza Martinez,77, according to the police.

The fatal crash occurred around 2:18 p.m. December 10, at the intersection of Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and South Louisiana Avenue.

Police said Rigoberto Manuel Arevalo, 21, was driving a gray Dodge Ram when he struck Martinez’s Ford Explorer. Arevalo then fled the scene.

Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Arevalo turned himself in on Friday.

According to Texas Law, a hit-and-run crash involving death is a second-degree felony and has a punishment of a fine not to exceed $5,000 and/or imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year.

The crash remains under investigation.

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