Man accused of hit-and-run that killed 6-year-old found in Texas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have been notified that Juan Antonio Quintanilla-Garza, 32, turned himself in to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office in Texas Sunday, roughly 1,300 miles away.

CMPD had been searching for Quintanilla-Garza after police said he hit and killed 6-year-old Anthony Castellon-Riveralast last Sunday in east Charlotte, then drove off.

Officials said the extradition process will begin immediately, but there is no current timetable on Quintanilla-Garza’s return to Mecklenburg County.

Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call Detective S. Williams at 704-432-2169 or call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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