Fulton County (April 2, 2023) – The Roswell Police Department has arrested 17-year-old Gerardo Ordaz of Norcross on several charges connected to a hit-and-run crash that critically injured two pedestrians.
On April 1st at around 6:30 am, the Roswell Police Department received a 911 call from a passerby who noticed two injured pedestrians in the 2400 block of Roxburgh Dr. The officers who arrived on scene found two adult women, both in their 70s, with critical injuries.
As the investigation proceeded, it was learned that the victims had been walking down the roadway on Roxburgh Dr. when they were struck by a passing vehicle. The driver of that vehicle then fled the scene without rendering aid or calling 911.
Crash evidence left at the scene, combined with license plate readers in the area, enabled investigators to quickly identify the involved suspect vehicle, a white 1996 Honda Civic, as well as the driver, 17-year-old Gerardo Ordaz. Later the same day, Roswell PD investigators located both Ordaz and the vehicle in Gwinnett County, and took Ordaz into custody without incident.
Ordaz was transported to the Fulton County Jail and booked in on two counts of hit-and-run, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, driver failure to exercise due care, and driving while unlicensed.
This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or online at www.StopCrimeATL.org.
