Jack Sabato Charged in East Anchorage Fatal Hit-and-Run

A 32-year-old man faces felony charges after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in East Anchorage before fleeing the scene early Monday morning, according to Alaska Public Media.

Anchorage police arrested Jack Sabato on Monday night in connection with the crash that killed 42-year-old Carl Simmonds. The incident occurred near the intersection of Debarr Road and Airport Heights Drive, according to charging documents.

Responding officers arrived at the scene around 5:48 a.m. on Monday and discovered Simmonds’ body on the sidewalk off Airport Heights Drive. Several car parts were scattered around the area, Alaska Public Media reported.

Investigators reviewed security footage from a nearby Blood Bank of Alaska, which showed a white Chevy Tahoe striking Simmonds. The footage indicated the vehicle did not brake before or after the collision, according to the charging documents.

After running the vehicle’s description through the Alaska Public Safety Information Network, officers identified an SUV matching the description registered to Sabato. Police located the vehicle parked at the Anchorage Amazon warehouse and obtained a warrant to seize it.

Officials at the warehouse told police that Sabato had been out on a delivery route at the time. Shortly after the vehicle was identified, Sabato contacted police to report that he had hit an animal.

When officers made contact with him, Sabato told them he had been delivering for DoorDash. He stated he was on his way home when he turned on the road near Alaska Regional Hospital and that “something” suddenly appeared in the road.

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Sabato told police his headlight was damaged upon impact, but he claimed he did not know he had hit a person and “hoped for the best.” He said he did not stop to check because he was scared since he did not have insurance.

When asked why he ran a red light following the crash, Sabato told officers he felt unsafe driving without headlights. According to the charges, he also mentioned he planned on reporting the accident after work.

Sabato contacted police after his girlfriend informed him that his SUV had been seized, at which point he told officers he ”knew the worst.”

Sabato is currently held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. He faces a felony charge for leaving the scene of an accident without helping the injured, as well as a misdemeanor charge for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

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The death of Carl Simmonds marks the ninth pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year. This figure follows a pattern of high pedestrian fatalities in the city over the previous two years.