NLV police seek driver in fatal hit-and-run

At 5:25 p.m. on Dec. 21, a red Toyota Tacoma travelling east on East Cheyenne Avenue near North Carroll Street hit Santiago Sanchez-Adame, 57, and a 4-year-old boy. (Ricardo Torres/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

North Las Vegas police have asked for help locating the driver in a fatal hit-and-run collision.

At 5:25 p.m. on Dec. 21, a red Toyota Tacoma travelling east on East Cheyenne Avenue near North Carroll Street hit Santiago Sanchez-Adame, 57, and a 4-year-old boy. Sanchez-Adame died, the boy suffered minor injuries.

The truck is believed to be a 1997 to 2000 model with damage to the right front near the headlight. The driver left the scene without stopping, police said.

Anyone with more information can call the North Las Vegas Police Department at 702-633-9111 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Chris Kudialis at ckudialis@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283. Find him on Twitter: @kudialisrj.