Hit-and-run leaves 1 dead, 1 arrested

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A hit-and-run claimed the life of a Shiner man on Saturday, officials say.

Shiner Police Chief Ronnie Leck reported that at 12:40 p.m. March 18, first responders were dispatched to the 1400 block of North Ave. E. in Shiner, where a car had struck a man mowing his grass near the roadway. The car had fled the scene after the incident, Leck said.

Shiner man was pronounced dead at the scene after a hit-and-run Saturday afternoon, said Shiner Police Chief Ronnie Leck.

According to the report, a 2001 Mercury was headed westbound on U.S. 90A and struck 55-year-old Leslie Hanzel Jr., 55, of Shiner. The driver, identified as 34-year-old April Riley, fled the scene after hitting Hanzel, Leck said.

Riley was arrested at 5:30 p.m. at a residence in Gonzales County and taken to Lavaca County Jail, Leck said.

Riley is charged with accident involving death - failure to render aid, a second-degree felony.

At 2 p.m., Hanzel was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Mark Ivey. Officials said Hanzel was employed with the city of Shiner as a groundskeeper.

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