OWATONNA, Minn. – Police in southern Minnesota have arrested a driver suspected of fatally hitting a pedestrian and leaving the scene Wednesday morning.
Owatonna police say the collision happened on the 3700 block of County Road 45 North.
The victim was identified as 31-year-old Taylor Dean Padilla-Ades of Lonsdale.
Later that same day, Owatonna police located the vehicle they believed was involved in the crash and arrested the 42-year-old suspected driver.
Police say the man is expected to be formally charged with felony murder on Friday by the Steele County Prosecutor’s Office.
The incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Owatonna police at 507-444-3800.
