Jon Alguire killed in pedestrian accident with alleged hit-and-run driver Justin Michael Gordecki, 29, near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive in Tempe, Arizona

Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/08/2015 - 4:54pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 12, 2014

Man arrested in fatal Tempe hit-and-run

Alguire was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The driver, 29-year-old Justin Michael Gordecki, who works at a bar called Starters, abandoned his pickup truck and left the scene, police said.

Tempe police arrest man in fatal hit and run

Police said Gordecki later confessed to his involvement in the collision before being arrested on suspicion of a felony hit and fun, false reporting to police, and driving under the influence.
A man who works at a Tempe bar faces felony charges after he allegedly fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Tempe, police said. Jon Alguire was crossing the street mid-block near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive on Friday around 9 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle, said Tempe police Lt. Jeffrey Glover. Gordecki faces one count each of driving under the influence, felony hit-and-run vehicle collision and false reporting to police.
People Involved: 
Jon Alguire
Justin Michael Gordecki
City: 
Tempe, AZ

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