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Ore. man charged in fatal Salem hit-and-run

The Columbian
Published: February 2, 2011, 12:00am

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Salem have arrested a man on manslaughter charges in a fatal hit-and-run last week.

KPTV in Portland reports that 19-year-old Jake Montano was arrested late Tuesday.

Montano has been named as a suspect in the Jan. 26 death of 37-year-old Morales Singer, who was struck and killed while walking home from a tavern in Salem.

Detectives identified a car belonging to Montano from debris at the crash scene.

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