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SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- Springville police arrested two men Wednesday in connection with the hit-and-run accident Sunday afternoon that sent 15-year-old Joshua Evans to the hospital with severe injuries.
Police say a 26-year-old male was driving a red Pontiac Firebird on Sunday afternoon when he hit Evans, who was riding his bike. After police asked the public for help locating the vehicle, officers say the man panicked and, with the help of his 19-year-old brother, drove the car up Spanish Fork Canyon on Monday night, put a container of gas in the back and pushed the vehicle off the Thistle Overlook.
"He told us he wanted to hide the car where he thought we wouldn't find it," said Springville Police Lt. Dave Caron. "It didn't work out for him."
A group of campers near where the car landed saw the car's flames and called the Spanish Fork Fire Department, who notified Springville police when they realized it was a red Firebird.
With the help of the Utah State Motor Pool, officers were able to locate the vehicle identification number and trace it back to the family of the two men. Both are believed to be in the country illegally, and agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement helped locate them.
Posted by tyne at April 21, 2007