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North Las Vegas man arrested in hit-and-run that killed toddler

A 51-year-old North Las Vegas man has been arrested in connection with the fatal crash that claimed the life of a 2-year-old girl last Sunday, according to North Las Vegas police.

Officers on Friday arrested Daniel Garcia-Martinez, whom they believe was the driver of a white 1995 Ford Econoline van involved in the fatal crash. Garcia-Martiniz struck and killed the child prior to leaving the scene, police said late Friday night.

He was arrested on suspicion of felony duty to stop at the scene of an accident involving death, failure to give information to party’s at a vehicle accident, failure to give information to officers at a vehicle accident, and driving without a valid driver license, police said.

Contact Marian Green at mgreen@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5205. Find her on Twitter: @mgreen0708.

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