CrimePAY$    $30,000 Hit and Run Reward       TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

12-19-12 Update: A man who ran down Nogales Firefighter Sterling Lytle in a Tucson parking lot last summer, injuring him so badly that he died five days later, pleaded guilty this week to negligent homicide.

Jesus Xavier Zepeda, 39, is facing a six-year presumptive prison sentence for the conviction, according to the plea agreement he signed Monday at Pima County Superior Court. A mitigated sentence of four years and an aggravated sentence of eight years are also available under the deal.

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TUCSON – A reward of $30,000 is now being offered for information leading to the person responsible for the hit-and-run incident that fatally injured a Nogales firefighter.

Authorities say Sterling Lytle was hit by a truck June 29 when he stopped to confront a driver who had been following him and a friend in Tucson.

His provided the reward poster above to CrimePAY$, and states that a $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the “person(s) responsible for the murder of Sterling Lytle on 6/29/2012.”

Tucson Police released a photo of the front grill of the vehicle found at the scene of the hit-and-run incident that left Lytle fatally injured.

The grill, believed to be from an Orange 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Sport pickup truck or a Chevrolet Avalanche, came off the truck and was left at the scene on the early morning of June 28, according to a news release from Tucson Police Department.

Lytle was laid to rest in Tucson. The 25-year-old was taken off of life support July 3.

CrimePAY$     $30,000 Hit and Run Reward              TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

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