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Durham man charged in fatal June hit-and-run crash

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A Durham man was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash last month.
Durham, N. C. — A Durham man was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash last month.
Authorities said Salvador Omar Sanchez, 44, of Chalk Level Road, was driving home from work on June 20 when he experienced problems with his vehicle and parked it in a nearby parking lot.
He was walking home around 2:40 a.m. when he was struck by a vehicle as he was walking across North Duke Street, between Horton Road and Fairfield Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rudy Alexander Ascencio, 29, of Durham was charged Wednesday with felony hit-and-run causing serious injury or death in connection with the case.
Ascencio was being held under $20,000 bond.
Earlier this month, Durham police offered rewards for information leading to an arrest in Sanchez’s death, as well as five other hit-and-run crashes. Authorities do not believe the cases are connected.
Levonne Rish, 59, was walking on North Hyde Park Avenue near Lowry Street around 9 p.m. on Feb. 28 when she was struck by a vehicle. She died several days later as a result of her injuries. Investigators are trying to locate a silver van and a black or dark-colored sedan seen in the area at the time of the crash.
Carlos Humberto Arita-Reyes, 67, was riding his bicycle home from work shortly before 11 p.m. on Dec. 13 when he was struck by a vehicle in the 5300 block of Garrett Road. He later died as a result of his injuries. Investigators are looking for a 2005-2008 Toyota Corolla sedan with damage to the front hood and bumper on the driver’s side.
A man was crossing Holloway Street near Hoover Road around 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 4 when he was struck by a Ford Explorer and suffered critical injuries. Investigators later found the vehicle but have not been able to identify the driver.
Willie Jackson, 63, was struck by a vehicle at about 7:30 p.m. on March 6,2017, near the intersection of South Roxboro and Piedmont streets. He died three weeks later. Witnesses described the vehicle as a gold Mazda 626 with front bumper damage. The driver was described as a black woman with short to medium-length curly hair who was wearing blue nursing scrubs.
Isidro Razo, 49, was found dead in a ditch on Angier Avenue near Commonwealth Street after he was riding his bicycle at about 1:15 a.m. on May 24,2015, and was hit by a dark-colored, midsize SUV. The SUV sustained damage to the right front headlight and bumper.
Anyone with information about any of the crashes is asked to call the Durham Police Department at 919-560-4935, extension 29447, or Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200.

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