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\nThe man accused of causing a deadly wreck on the Gene Snyder Freeway in 2024 is facing upgraded charges.<\/p>\n
\nThe man accused of causing a deadly wreck on the Gene Snyder Freeway in 2024 is facing upgraded charges.<\/p>\n
Arnold Quijada-Vega was arraigned on murder charges Monday morning for the death of 71-year-old Christopher Nauert.<\/p>\n
The crash happened near the Bardstown Road exit on Interstate 265 around 4:20 a.m. October 12, 2024.<\/p>\n
Police said Quijada-Vega rear-ended Nauert’s car, causing it to swerve off the road and flip.<\/p>\n
Nauert died at the scene.<\/p>\n
Police said Quijada-Vega first told them he was the brother of the victim and a passenger in the victim’s vehicle.<\/p>\n
They searched Quijada-Vega and found that he “had stuffed in his pants the license plate” from the vehicle he was driving, court documents state.<\/p>\n
Quijada-Vega was originally indicted for vehicular homicide, but the charge was later upgraded to murder.<\/p>\n
He is also charged with tampering with physical evidence and leaving the scene of an accident, among other charges.<\/p>\n
The judge added a concurrent bond of $50,000.
\nSource: WDRB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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