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Justin Ardagh DUI Hit-and-Run Crash Truckee Bridge and Jibboom Streets

Justin Ardagh DUI Hit-and-Run Crash Truckee Bridge and Jibboom Streets

Justin Ardagh, 25, Killed in Truckee DUI Hit-and-Run Crash Near Bridge and Jibboom

TRUCKEE, CA (April 19, 2021) – A DUI hit-and-run crash near Bridge and Jibboom streets killed Justin Ardagh in Truckee.

Police identified the 25-year-old Truckee man as the victim of the tragic accident last week on Wednesday night.

The incident happened on April 14 when Justin “Shuba” Ardagh was near the intersection of Bridge and Jibboom streets in Truckee. At the same time, Stephen Andrew Lally was driving a red Subaru sedan.

Police said the the 32-year-old Truckee resident then struck Justin Ardagh. According to The Union and Sierra Sun, officers reported the collision at around 10:30 p.m.

Stephen Lally, 32, Arrested

Firefighters along with the paramedics arrived at the scene and found the pedestrian left lying unconscious on the ground as a result of the crash. He suffered severe head injury upon impact.

Medical personnel rushed him to the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada where he died. Meanwhile, police affirmed that Stephen Lally did not stop to render aid to the victim and fled the area.

They soon located and determined that he was under the influence of alcohol when he hit the man. Authorities arrested him on felony DUI and felony hit-and-run.

They took him into the Nevada County Jail and held him under a $75,000 bond.  However, records showed that the suspect was free of bond as of Monday.

The Truckee DUI hit-and-run crash is still under investigation.


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