Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Glendale

A man was arrested after a hit-and-run that killed a 66-year-old man on Thursday night in Glendale, according to authorities.

Christopher Allan, 54, was arrested after witnesses and traffic cameras identified him as the driver who fatally hit a 66-year-old pedestrian at West Olive and North 43rd avenues, according to authorities. The car that hit the man left the area after the collision, according to a Glendale police news release.

Witnesses of the collision followed the car that initiated the collision, later identified as a white Chevrolet Malibu, where they were able to identify the driver's license plate and see the driver, according to the news release.

A witness later saw Allan exit the vehicle to view the damage to his car, according to the news release. The witness then returned to the area of the collision to speak with police, according to the news release.

Police used Glendale traffic cameras and found Allan's car at the intersection of 51st and Olive avenues when he was checking for his car's damages, a court document said. Allan then reentered his car and headed southbound on 51st Avenue, according to a court document.

Glendale traffic cameras followed Allan's car until it parked on North 59th Avenue. Glendale detectives found the Malibu at a bar and started surveilling the car. Detectives then found that the damages matched the broken car parts at the area of the collision, a court document said.

Detectives then located Allan and found that he matched the description from the witnesses at the time of the collision, according to a court document.

Allan was taken into custody without incident. Police then conducted a search and found cocaine in Allan's pocket, the police news release said.

On the way to the Glendale Police Main Station, police said Allan denied any knowledge of why he was being detained. Allan also told officers that he may have hit something on the way to work and hoped he did not hit a person, according to a court document.

Allan was booked on charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, possession of a narcotic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the police news release.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Glendale