Suspect Arrested For Deadly Phoenix Hit-And-Run Crash

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Luis Enrique Hidalgo-Mendez

An arrest has been made by Tempe Police Department officers in a deadly accident that occurred on December 27.

Officers arrested Luis Enrique Hidalgo-Mendez for Unlawful Means of Transportation and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia for the death of 55-year-old Lewis Kemp in Phoenix.

Mr. Lewis was killed when his pickup truck was hit by Hidalgo-Mendez who drove a sedan through a stop sign near the intersection of 75th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Police say Mendez took off on foot before police arrived.

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