ASHLAND, Ohio — State troopers have arrested a man wanted in connection to a hit-and-run that killed a 40-year-old woman Tuesday in Ashland County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
With the assistance of a tip from the public, troopers and officers from the Ashland Police Department located a 2003 silver Chevrolet Silverado in the city of Ashland, which matched the description of the vehicle involved.
The owner, a 27-year-old man from Ashland, was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
He is currently incarcerated at the Ashland County Jail.
State troopers said that at approximately 9:15 p.m. Jennifer Lynne Boreman, 40, of Nova, Ohio, was walking her dog with two juveniles along Township Road 1031 in Troy Township when she was struck by a passing vehicle.
The dog and one of the juveniles were also struck, state troopers said in a news release.
The vehicle did not stop and fled southbound on Township Road 1031.
News 5 will update this story as new information becomes available.
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