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Incident Report for Case #2020-242879

Incident Type

Intoxicated/Impaired Driver

Incident Date

07/05/2020 - 2:00 PM

Address

East Washington Ave. Frontage Rd. (near Zeier Rd.)

Details

     The MPD tracked down a hit-and-run driver Sunday afternoon following a crash on the East Washington Ave. Frontage Road, near Zeier Rd.
     Russel T. Johnson, Jr., age 58, Madison, was arrested for fourth offense drunken driving, hit-and-run, and a parole violation.
     A 41-year-old Madison man told police he was driving his family on the Frontage Rd. when the suspect's car passed him, striking and damaging the front of the victim's car.
    He was able to provide a good description of the suspect's car, to include a license plate number which led to a quick apprehension as the arrested man was located in an East Washington Ave. parking lot.
 

Released 07/06/2020 at 3:15 PM by PIO Joel Despain

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