Charges have been filed in a Green Bay hit-and-run that left a 76-year-old pedestrian seriously hurt. Moises Villalta-Perez, 25, was charged Friday with hit-and-run causing great bodily harm and reckless driving causing great bodily harm in connection with the Nov. 8 crash. The charges are allegations, and an initial court appearance was scheduled for Friday afternoon.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to Humboldt Road and Mount Mary Drive after a man was found lying in the road. Officers determined he had been struck by a vehicle that left the scene.
Investigators used security video from nearby businesses and license plate readers to track the vehicle to a storage facility, where it was found with damage and what appeared to be blood on the front bumper, the complaint states. A relative told police Villalta-Perez had said he struck someone, according to the complaint.
Police said Villalta-Perez turned himself in. Jail records show an immigration detainer was placed on him, according to the report.
The victim sustained a significant spinal injury, multiple skull fractures and bleeding on the brain, along with other cuts and bruises, the complaint states. As of Nov. 11, he remained in intensive care on a ventilator and was expected to remain there for weeks.
