A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash last month on Tucson’s north side, police said.

Jesus Jose Gracia was arrested Monday and booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in injury or death. Bond was set at $21,000, Tucson police said Tuesday in a news release.

James Lee Clark, 41, was struck and killed about 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26, as he walked near North First Avenue and East Fort Lowell Road, police have said.

Investigators linked a white Chevrolet Tahoe to the deadly crash then arrested Gracia, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tip line.


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Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the “Here Weed Go!” podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019.