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Police investigating a hit and run case that occurred in Beit Shemesh a number of days ago announce an arrest has been made. The accident occurred at 8:30PM on motzei Shabbos as a pedestrian was struck on Yehuda Ben-Ze’ev Street and the driver fled the scene. The victim, a 15-year-old male, was transported to the trauma unit of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in serious condition.

Police accident investigators operating on the scene determined the victim was struck by the right side of the vehicle. They moved in on Monday 7 Nissan and located the vehicle with a cracked headlight lens and the technicians were able to match evidence on the scene with the broken light. The owner of the vehicle is a 39-year-old Beit Shemesh resident, who was placed under arrest and was to be arraigned later in the day.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Police Spokesman Unit)