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Person of interest arrested in fatal hit-and-run on I-35 in Dallas

Ahmad Shehata, 27, was struck on the side of the road after he got into an accident and pulled over.
The sheriff's department released this photo of Jeffrey Body, a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash on I-35E early Sunday. (Dallas County Sheriff's Department)

Authorities have arrested a person of interest and located a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 35 in Dallas early Sunday that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man, according to the sheriff's department.

Ahmad Shehata, 27, was struck on the side of the road after he got into an accident and pulled over.

Detectives arrested Jeffery Body, 41, who is now in custody at the Dallas County Jail. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

He was charged with accident involving death, a second-degree felony. Police said they also located the dark-colored Lincoln Navigator believed to be the vehicle he was driving the night of the crash.

The sheriff's department release this photo of a Lincoln Navigator and a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash on I-35E early Saturday. (Dallas County Sheriff's Department)

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