Man, 40, arrested in fatal pedestrian hit and run on Tucson's north side

A man has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit and run of a pedestrian on Tucson’s west side earlier this month.

Lester David Flores, 40, is accused of being behind the wheel of a white 2012 Chevrolet Malibu that struck and killed Thomas Joseph Lemburg, 54, on March 5 around 9:30 p.m. At the time, Lemburg was running from north to south across Prince Road, near Flowing Wells Road, Tucson Police said. Flores fled the area prior to police arrival.

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Flores was found on Thursday, March 17, at a motel on West Miracle Mile, police said. He was booked into the Pima County Jail on suspicion of hit and run involving a fatality.