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Suffolk Police make arrest following fatal hit-and-run crash

Mark Allen Wilson
Posted at 10:44 AM, Oct 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-05 12:07:30-04

SUFFOLK, Va. - The Suffolk Police Department made an arrest following a hit-and-run crash on October 1, 2021.

According to police, at approximately 10:59 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Manning Road for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found the victim, identified as 35-year-old Christopher Lea Stine, dead in the roadway.

The driver, Mark Allen Wilson, Sr., age 36, of Suffolk, was arrested on the charges: Fail to Appear After Charged with Felony; Victim Injured – Driver Fails to Stop, Report, or Assist; Suspended Sentence Violation – Felony; No Insurance; Driving Under Suspension; and Damage to Attended Property – Driver Fails to Report.

Wilson is currently being held at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail.

Officials say additional charges are forthcoming.

The crash remains under investigation.

If you or someone you know has information regarding this crash, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.