LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – An argument between the suspect of a hit-and-run crash and his wife led to his arrest, Las Vegas police reveal in an arrest report.
The hit-and-run crash happened around 12:47 a.m. on E. Harmon Avenue, west of Paradise Road. A 62-year-old man died at Sunrise Hospital after being hit by the accused, 48-year-old Rigoberto Osorio of Las Vegas.
Police were able to identify the suspect vehicle through surveillance video from two nearby hotels and an apartment complex.
Later that day, police responded to a “domestic dispute” at an apartment near Tropicana and Pecos. The suspect’s daughter told dispatch that her mother and father were in a heated argument. According to the arrest report, the two were arguing about her father fleeing a crash and not wanting to turn himself in.
When officers arrived, they found the suspect vehicle with “biological matter” on it. Osorio confirmed he was the driver in the crash and placed under arrest.
His wife spoke to police. According to the arrest report, she said she was at a valley casino with Osorio drinking. She “pleaded” with Osorio not to drive, and that he had violent tendencies.
She told police she felt the collision and tried to tell him, but he kept denying it. The two pulled over to see the damage, but Osorio insisted on leaving despite seeing sirens and lights nearby.
According to the arrest report, the two kept arguing until their daughter called police.
When Osorio spoke with police, he confirmed he was the driver but did not see a person. The arrest report says he started breaking down and crying. He said he was “sorry” and the events were “unplanned.”
Osorio told police he drove because his wife was intoxicated. He said he didn’t call 911 because he was scared.
The arrest report notes that when the crash happened, the Jeep didn’t have it’s lights on.
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