New manslaughter charge filed against man accused in fatal 4th of July hit-and-run in Fairfield
More serious charges have been filed in the hit-and-run that killed a woman on the Fourth of July in Fairfield.
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Mar 4, 2021, 11:35 PM
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Updated 1,295 days ago
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serious charges have been filed in the hit-and-run that killed a woman on the
Fourth of July in Fairfield.
State prosecutors Wednesday added a second degree manslaughter charge against Declan Kot.
Kot is accused of
taking off after hitting Marileidy Morel Araujo as she walked her dog.
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Police say he even
went so far as to have his passenger side mirror replaced, and lied to the
clerk at the auto parts store about what had happened.
In his original
arrest warrant, police say Kot admitted drinking earlier in the day prior to
the accident.
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