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East Lansing man arrested in April hit-and-run in Okemos
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A man from East Lansing is now facing three charges after police say he with his car and drove away in April.
Charles Suiter, 63, of East Lansing, was arraigned in the 55th District Court Friday on the following charges:
Failure to stop at an accident scene, causing serious impairment
Tampering with evidence
Moving violation causing serious impairment
According to the Meridian Township Police Department, at around 3:15 p.m. on April 1, officers responded to the scene of a traffic crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the area of Grand River Ave. and Campus Hill Dr. A female pedestrian was crossing the road when she was hit by a vehicle that continued east on Grand River Ave.
When police arrived on the scene, they found the victim in the roadway with several people attempting to provide aid, and they transported her to the hospital. Police have not disclosed additional information about the victim's condition.
The crash for the driver and the vehicle police believed to have been involved, identified at the time as a 2017-2020 Ford Escape with heavy front-end damage.
The vehicle was found the next day, April 2.
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