Lemoore Police make quick work of locating hit-and-run driver

Upon arrival in the area the officers located two vehicles that were involved in the crash. One was a Honda minivan occupied by a female driver and four children, all under the age of 8. The other vehicle was a Chevy Colorado pickup with no one around it.

Witnesses reported the driver of the pick-up had run away and had possibly gone to a residence in the area. After a brief investigation the driver of the pick-up Tomas Jacob Aguilar, 27, of Lemoore, was located and arrested.

He was booked into the Kings County Jail for suspicion of felony hit and run, as well as a felony D.U.I.

One of the minor children in the minivan was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. He was treated and released.

The case is being sent to the Kings County D.A.'s office for prosecution.