Four Charged With Hit And Run

Lenoir police have arrested four people involved in a hit and run that hurt one man.

Last weekend police found a man injured after being hit by a vehicle on Spainhour Street. The victim was taken to Caldwell Memorial Hospital and admitted for injuries related to the crash.

After further investigation police found out that Miguel Cruz Cepeda was driving a black 2006 Honda Ridgeline when he hit the victim, who was standing in the road. Cepeda fled the scene with his three other passengers.

Cepeda is currently at the Caldwell County Detention Center and is being charged with felony hit and run and assault with a deadly weapon. The three passengers, Heather Dawn Alvarez, Carlos Tapia Alvarez, and Jessica Campos-Ballesteros, are also facing multiple charges for their involvement.

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