Son of famed Hollywood stars charged in fatal Anchorage hit-and-run
Key Points:
- Jack Sabàto, 32, was arrested in Anchorage for a fatal hit-and-run that killed pedestrian Carl Simmonds early Monday morning near Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road.
- Police identified Sabàto's vehicle, a white Chevrolet Tahoe, through surveillance footage and found fresh damage consistent with the collision.
- Sabàto initially claimed he hit an animal and was scared to check due to lack of insurance, later admitting he knew he hit something but fled the scene.
- He faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident without assisting the injured and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, and was arraigned Tuesday afternoon.
- Carl Simmonds is the ninth pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Anchorage so far this year.