El Paso, TX — April 12, 2025, Samuel Ponce was injured due to an alleged hit-and-run accident at around 2:03 a.m. on Piedras Street.
According to initial details about the accident, it took place in the area of North Piedras Street and Tularosa Avenue.
Investigators said that 32-year-old Samuel Bryan Ponce was on a scooter going southbound along Piedras Street. At Tularosa, a northbound Chevy Malibu struck Ponce. That vehicle then fled the scene.
Samuel Ponce was seriously injured due to the collision. Authorities say they identified and arrested the Chevy driver on April 21 for collision involving personal injury or death.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
While it’s encouraging to see authorities have a suspect identified here, it’s important to know why these accidents aren’t always so simple. A lot of the time when a driver leaves the scene of an accident, it’s to hide something specific. Sometimes, it’s warrants. Other times, the driver may have been drunk or in possession of drugs. Some of these things may warrant consequences beyond the accident itself, and it’s important that victims and families know that those who wronged them will be held appropriately accountable. Are those possibilities being looked into here?
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