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Sacramento driver arrested a year after deadly hit-and-run

Police say 41-year-old Cecil Belton hit a pedestrian in August 2023 and left the scene.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento driver is in custody more than a year after they allegedly hit a pedestrian and left them to die.

According to the Sacramento Police Department, 41-year-old Cecil Belton was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in death and other charges.

Police say Belton hit a pedestrian the morning of Aug. 17, 2023, and left the scene. The pedestrian died from their injuries.

Belton’s bail is $80,000, according to Sacramento County jail records.

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