SALT LAKE CITY — One person is dead and another is in custody following a hit and run crash in Salt Lake City Friday morning.
Salt Lake City police say that around 1:15 a.m., a Gold Cross Ambulance found a 41-year-old man down at the intersection. Despite their life-saving efforts, the unidentified man died.
Officers were able to work with Utah Transit Authority to review their cameras in the area and identify the suspect's vehicle. That information was then shared with public safety agencies throughout Salt Lake Valley.
Steven Ray Weathers, 61, was arrested after firefighters spotted his vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby Trader Joe's. The crew approached to check Weathers for injuries, and he allegedly attempted to drive off again before firefighters stopped him.
Weathers faces charges of automobile homicide, failure to remain at the scene of a crash involving death, and driving on a denied license.
