Ogden man killed in car wash parking lot hit-and-run
Oct 31, 2024, 6:24 AM
Police are looking for a driver who was involved with a hit-and-run incident, which resulted in a man's death. (KSL TV)
(KSL TV)
OGDEN — Police are trying to find the driver who hit and killed a man as he cleaned up a car wash parking lot Wednesday.
The man’s family rushed to the scene, in shock as police launched their investigation.
“That was my dad. I just talked to him last night!” said Misty Kelso, who identified the victim as her father, 63-year-old Sterling Kelso.
Her brother Josh Kelso stood next to her, taking it in and processing the news.
“They just told my stepmom that it was a hit-and-run,” he explained.
Ogden City Police stated in a press release that at 5:11 pm, officers responded to a report of “an unconscious male lying in a parking lot” near 700 South and Washington Blvd.
They said the man was not employed at the car wash, but was cleaning the parking lot when he was hit by a vehicle.
“Unfortunately, he was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the vehicle involved had fled prior to officers’ arrival,” the release stated.
The siblings and Kelso’s wife expressed that they couldn’t understand who would do this, then take off.
They said the dad and husband was always at the car wash cleaning up.
“He dumps the garbage, he checks the vacuums, he picks up the things to make sure stuff’s cleaned up,” Misty Kelso said. “He’d be here, rain, snow, or shine.”
“We extend our condolences to those affected by this tragic event and request that anyone with information contact Weber Dispatch at 801-395-8221,” Ogden police said in a press release.
The crash is under investigation.
Sterling Kelso’s family is hoping for answers.
“He was a strong man,” Misty Kelso expressed. “I loved my dad.”
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