Police in Grand Junction, Colorado, have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian on North Avenue early on Saturday, October 24.

Source: Grand Junction Police Department via JunctionNow

According to the Grand Junction Police Department, a vehicle travelling westbound on North Avenue struck a pedestrian near North 10th Street at about 2:15 a.m. and continued without stopping. The pedestrian sustained serious bodily injuries.

In their first appeal, police said they were looking for a silver or grey sedan with a sunroof and asked anyone with information to call 970-242-6707, referencing case number 26-64594. The vehicle involved was later located, police said.

Source: Grand Junction Police Department via JunctionNow

On Monday, October 26, the department announced it had made an arrest in the case, and JunctionNow named the suspect as Juan Basilio Soto, 53. He was taken to the Mesa County Detention Facility.

Police said Soto was booked on allegations including vehicular assault while driving in a reckless manner, leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury, tampering with physical evidence, failure to notify police of an accident, driving without a valid driver's licence and reckless driving, along with several other traffic-related allegations. The charges are allegations, and Soto is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Anonymous tips can still be submitted to Mesa County Crime Stoppers at 241stop.com or by calling 970-241-STOP, police said.