Arrest Made in Hit-And Run

Last updated Friday, February 23, 2007 4:41 PM CST in News

By Bob Caudle
The Morning News

    SPRINGDALE — Police arrested Aaron Arzola-Almeida, 18, Friday in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a young girl Sunday.

    Debbie Sarimle, 4, was hit by an unidentified driver in front of her house at 1566A Tolleson Loop on Sunday afternoon. The girl was laying face down on a skateboard that went into the street and was hit by a black, mid- to late-1990s Honda Accord.

    According to witnesses, Arzola-Almeida was westbound on Tolleson Loop, in a “low rider” style car with chrome wheels, when he struck the girl. He did not attempt to stop after hitting the girl, witnesses told police.

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    ASH wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:09 PM:

    " Praise God Now the family of this poor little girl can have closure. "

    DD wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:15 PM:

    " let's not forget that this driver was NOT at fault - he certainly should NOT have left the scene, and should be punished for that,but unfortunately, the girl flew down her driveway in front of him. "

    Jessica wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:17 PM:

    " Young drivers should read the laws and understand the law before driving a car. HIT and RUN is a crime.!! "

    illegal wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:17 PM:

    " The driver might have stopped if he was a legal citizen with a driver's license. "

    To DD wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:20 PM:

    " What the ? This driver was at fault. He did not even attempt to stop. Had he not had his head up his ... the little girl may still be alive. Only one question remains. Is he legal or not? Oh, and by the way, he was Hispanic. I guess the paper actually has to own up to it now. "

    WebHog wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:21 PM:

    " This guy's citizenship status hasn't yet been determined, or at least released. Sure he may be illegal, but we just don't know yet. Let's not jump to conclusions. "

    Hey wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:40 PM:

    " Do you think he turned himself in for the $1000? That would be cool. "

    haha wrote on Feb 23, 2007 6:00 PM:

    " JESSICA wrote on February 22, 2007 9:12 AM: "Sand news and at the same time kind of RACIST: How do you know the driver is hispanic?, could be cherokee indian..!! or even white!!, on another newspaper says he is white "

    fool wrote on Feb 23, 2007 6:05 PM:

    " JESSICA you sure made an 222 out of yourself "

    shame wrote on Feb 23, 2007 6:07 PM:

    " JESSICA see sounds like you didnt care if this kid got killed all you wanted the police to do is go after the wrong race "

    dad wrote on Feb 23, 2007 7:05 PM:

    " And... no one blames the mom who wasn't even watching her kid play in the street where cars are supposed to drive!!!! "

    Who`s Fault ? wrote on Feb 23, 2007 7:40 PM:

    " Let me get this straight, this person or a person was cruising at 25 mph. No time to brake ? I don`t think so. This was a preventable accident. No if`s and`s or ------s. Any responsible driver would have recognized the danger. "

    disappointed wrote on Feb 23, 2007 9:03 PM:

    " NOTE: i am not the same person as the one who used two "s" in "dissappointed". with that said i agree with the statement by that person. i would like to address the person of "Police do your job": given today's climate of political correctness and concern over racial profiling and the like how can we expect our police to do agressive law enforcement? groups who support open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens have the local political leaders shaking in their boots to the point they will not allow the cops to do their jobs. we are so worried about the rights of the illegals that we forget about the good law abiding citizens who pay the bills for this country. look at the police chief in springdale who when asked about her city getting into enforcing immigration laws like rogers is looking into she replied a study should be done to see how such enforcement would impact the population of illegals. do not blame the street/patrol cops. they do as they are told. blame us, we the people, for not standing up for our rights and making our political leaders protect us. aggressive law enforcement could make the illegals uncomfortable and they would leave or not even come here. anyway, we need to pray for the family of the victim. we need to remember it is not race but status that counts. God bless this country. "

    To another reason and all of you wrote on Feb 23, 2007 9:21 PM:

    " I just want to add two things to your ignorant, uneducated and completely erroneous tirade: a)It doesn't matter what the race of the person that did this, It was a cowardly act to leave the scene and I DO NOT agree with his actions, but I beg to ask all of you if you really would have stopped had you been in the situation. b)Mexicans do not and have not killed more people here than in the war in Irak, quite the contrary, look at the casualty list and you will see how many Mexican-American soldiers have been killed. I wonder if you would have the same courage that you have to make these stupid comments and voluntarily enlist in the army to be shipped to Irak like some of those "Mexicans" who died fighting. Enough with the ignorance, bigotry and stupidity. Get your facts, then give an informed and educated opinion. "

    HAHAHA!!! wrote on Feb 23, 2007 9:54 PM:

    " Let see, from what i can read it says that the man turned himself in, good, know why is the media following only the hit-and-run involving a hispanic male, so they say, and not the hit and run in Farmington where a teen go severely injured by a motocycle, oh i know, is because most likely it involves a white male, and as we all know they can hit and run all day long...hipocrates...at least the "Hispanic" was man enough to reconized his wrong doing and turn him self in, you ignorant racist people. "

    seriously people wrote on Feb 23, 2007 10:17 PM:

    " The hit and run with the motorcycle was close to Huntsville, not Farmington. This is not about race. No matter what, it was an accident that turned into much more when the driver left the scene of the "accident". Do you really think that he hit the little girl on purpose? Seriously? I have a friend who is white, who hit a little girl that wasn't watching where she was going and rode her bicycle into oncoming traffic. That little girl died. It was an accident the same. This young man will have to live with this the rest of his life. He will never be the same. Neither will the family that lost their child. You all should be ashamed of yourselves for making it an immigrant bash-fest. "

    IS IT REALLY? wrote on Feb 23, 2007 11:02 PM:

    " The guy that is "supposibly" responsible for the accident doesnt even fit the description of the guy and his car is not the same color? They cant do anything to an innocent man. "

    Race Not Reason wrote on Feb 24, 2007 12:04 PM:

    " Many "Hit and Runs" happen every day. In each case the driver knows the decision he or she made at he time. That decision was made because the penalty for a hit and run is not perceived to be as bad as the penalty for whatever the driver was involved in at the time. It could drugs, alcohol, stolen property in the vehicle or having someone in the vehicle they weren't supposed to be with. Whatever their reason was, they didn't want other people to know what they were doing at the time. So drop the race thing. Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Indians and Asians all have people within their race that make these decisions. It is a human decision, not a racial one. "

    RIB wrote on Feb 28, 2007 11:09 PM:

    " "I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE HATING EACH OTHER OVER THIS BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ONE PLUS I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THE PARENT'S OF THIS LITTLE GIRL SHOULD BE GETTING ALL THESE RACIAL COMMENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE JUST LOST A CHILD...SO STOP THE RACISM" "


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