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Officers responded to the intersection of Balls Ford Road and Sudley Road at around 12:42 a.m. July 17, where they discovered that the suspect, driving his Infiniti, ran a red light and hit another driver in a Mercedes in the intersection, Prince William County Police reported.
While the officers were investigating the crash, they saw that the suspect, who caused the crash, was nowhere to be found, officials reported.
Police soon found the suspect nearby, who had fled the scene with his 2-year-old daughter, and determined he was intoxicated, authorities said.
The daughter had no injuries and was turned over to a family member, investigators added.
Ricardo Crespin, 39, of Woodbridge was charged with felony child neglect, hit and run, DUI, and other related offenses, police reported.
He is being held at Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center with a pending court date and $7,000 secured bond.
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