Man arrested in Eros hit-and-run A 26-year-old man was arrested four days after Junior Smith (23) died in a hit-and-run accident in Windhoek’s Eros residential area.The force of the impact flung Smith’s body several metres from where a red Mercedes-Benz hit him in Nelson Mandela Avenue. Smith was crossing the street at 21:00 after visiting a friend.
Yesterday, police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said information from the public helped the police to make the arrest.
The suspect will appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court today on charges of culpable homicide, defeating the course of justice, failure to ascertain injuries at the scene of an accident, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, and reckless and negligent driving.
On Friday night, a neighbour told Namibian Sun that he heard a loud bang and immediately jumped over his wall, where he saw a body lying in the street. According to the witness, the driver got out of the car and checked on the victim before speeding off.
Shikwambi yesterday encouraged the public to keep working with the police in tracing suspects. “It’s important for the public and the police to work together in curbing crime, and in the sharing of information that could lead to the arrest of a suspect,” Shikwambi said.
GORDON JOSEPH