SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Springdale man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred on Thursday night.

Jose Medina Moreno, 26, was arrested and booked into the Washington County Detention Center on Oct. 10 for leaving the scene of an accident involving death.

The Springdale Police Department said officers responded to the intersection of Highway 71 and Don Tyson Parkway around 10:15 p.m.

The Springdale Fire Department and EMS took the woman, later identified as Juliet Jabuwe-Komanta, of Springdale, to a nearby hospital, where she died from her injuries.

Officers searched for the vehicle involved and reviewed area video surveillance, identifying it as a white Honda Pilot. The car was found at a nearby residence.

The residents advised the vehi

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