There was a hit-and-run accident in town Monday night.
It occurred on First Street, just west of Central Street.
The source for the story is police spokesman Roger Clinton.
A 3-year-old boy, Jonathan M. Beltran, who lived with his parents at 101 W. First St., was struck and killed.
His parents are Robert and Louise Beltran.
The boy was dead at the scene from head injuries, Clinton said.
About an hour later, Butler Adamson, 22, of
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1616 W. Eighth St., called police and admitted that he struck the child as the toddler was crossing First Street.
Adamson was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Adamson, who works at an auto-parts store on Central Street, was booked into City Jail Monday night and released on his own recognizance Tuesday morning after appearing in Justice Court.
A preliminary hearing on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death has been set for May 15.
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