A man in Sanford who was charged with the crime hit and ran after a Car accident that killed a 16 -year -old in 2023 He was found guilty of a lower accusation related to the case in the upper courtyard of Lee County, after a three -day trial this week.
Josue Palacios from Sanford was found guilty of crimes of hit and running offenses, failing to report an accident and has no operator license. Initially he was accused of a number of kick and running offenses related to the accident, however, the jury found him guilty only by the smallest included in crimes and action.
The accident took place on June 3, 2023. The authorities at that time did not issue the child’s name because of their age.
Palacios was accused of a highway from North Carolina after the accident, which took place in the previous hours of the day, near the intersection between Firetower Road and NC Highway 78. Palacios, who left the scene and was arrested later on the same day, told The Highway Patrol at the time he thought he had a deer.
Palacios was sentenced to 45 days in prison in Lee County for the convictions of the crime. The deputy prosecutor of the district byon Beasley is prosecuted, and Palacios was represented by the Defense Lawyer Chas Post.