Man allegedly ran over 63-year-old man at car wash before cleaning his own car and fleeing the scene

The 21-year-old driver, who was later charged with the hit-and-run, reportedly told police he “was scared and didn’t know what to do.”

A Utah man was killed in a crash and the driver who hit him washed his car at a nearby car wash before fleeing the scene.

According to A series with press releases of the Ogden Police Department, located north of Salt Lake City, a man identified as 21-year-old Christian Hernandez Palma struck 63-year-old Stirling Kelso while he was cleaning the parking lot of a car wash around 5:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday. , October 30

Kelso was pronounced dead at the scene, and police said Palma fled before officers arrived. According to police, Kelso was not an employee of the car wash. Why he was cleaning the parking lot is unclear.

Publication of local news KSL.com reported that video of the incident showed a gray Lexus pulling into a car wash when the driver “struck a pedestrian who was on the ground while cleaning the area,” according to a police affidavit.

The paper adds that Palma told police that he then pulled into a bay and began washing his car just meters away from Kelso’s body. He “was scared and didn’t know what to do,” Palma told police.

A bystander approached Palma to ask if he knew what happened, and Palma said he didn’t.

An affidavit obtained by KSL.com said Palma also stopped to speak with the driver of the truck, whose truck had the company’s logo printed on it. Police tracked down the company by its logo and found Palmy’s Lexus in the company’s parking lot. The car had damage to its front bumper and undercarriage “consistent with a vehicle-pedestrian collision,” and police arrested Palma shortly afterward.

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Police also noted in the affidavit that Palma had a fake U.S. permanent resident card and no driver’s license, according to KSL.com.

Talking to FOX 13 NewsKelso’s daughter Misty confirmed that her father was the victim of the accident and revealed his identity.

“I just spoke to him last night,” she told the publication. – He loves eagles – he is an eagle man, he likes everything with eagles, he collects everything with eagles. He will fly with eagles.”

Ogden police said in a news release that Palma was booked into the Weber County Jail on several charges, including hit and run, leaving the scene of an accident, driving without a license and failure to maintain a safe and adequate watch.