Police are still searching for the driver responsible for last week’s hit-and-run crash on Barker Road that claimed the life of 52-year-old Michael A. Chadwick.
Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps identify the driver. Tips provided to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.
Chadwick was legally blind and had recently been living in Las Cruces. Investigators believe Chadwick was trying to cross the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle heading south on Barker Road toward Valley Drive. Police believe the crash likely occurred between 6 and 6:20 a.m.on Thursday, March 30.
At about 6:20 a.m. on March 30 police were called to Barker Road, just south of Rigsby Road, after a passerby noticed Chadwick’s body on the roadway.
Evidence indicates the suspect vehicle is dark-blue in color. It will have moderate to severe damage to its front end, and possibly a broken headlight or broken windshield.
It’s possible the driver may try to hide the vehicle or change routine – like miss work or school, or drive another vehicle – to avoid being caught. The driver may also try to repair the vehicle before driving it again.
Anyone with information that can help identify the driver, or anyone who can help police locate the vehicle, is asked to call Las Cruces Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or send a tip by text message to CRIMES (274637), keyword LCTIPS.
The Crime Stoppers number and text messaging services are operational 24 hours a day and you do not have to give your name to collect a reward.
Information from Las Cruces Police