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Man arrested after teenager killed in Far West End

Posted at 1:42 PM, May 30, 2012
and last updated 2012-05-30 14:36:14-04
Reginald Addo, 33, is charged with felony hit and run. (PHOTO: Henrico Police)

Reginald Addo, 33, is charged with felony hit and run. (PHOTO: Henrico Police)

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Henrico Police arrested Reginald K. Addo, 33, and charged him with felony hit and run following the death of 18-year-old Kara Lengyel-River.

Police said on Tuesday night, around 11:00 p.m., Addo was driving along Patterson Avenue near Pump Road when he struck a pedestrian and drove off.

Lengyel-Rivers pronounced dead at the scene.

Police were able to track down the Chesterfield man, not too far from the scene, and arrested him.

Henrico Police Lt. Linda Toney said that in addition to the hit and run charge, Addo was charged with driving on a suspended license. Lt. Toney said additional charges were possible pending the outcome of the police investigation.

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