Driver Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run in Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
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- A truck driver was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run in Jerusalem.
- The victim was a 70-year-old woman.
- The driver fled the scene but was apprehended.
- The driver's license was suspended for 90 days.
- The suspect will appear in court Monday.
A truck driver in his 20s, a resident of East Jerusalem, was arrested and questioned for hours on suspicion of fatally hitting a 70-year-old woman in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday and then fleeing the scene. Emergency medical teams pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Police launched an immediate search and quickly located the truck and apprehended the suspect. The driver's license has been administratively suspended for 90 days, and the truck involved in the accident was seized by police for further examination by traffic accident investigators. Traffic investigators from the Jerusalem District are continuing to probe the circumstances of the fatal collision. The suspect is scheduled to appear in Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Monday morning, where police will request an extension of his detention for further investigation.
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