SMPD makes arrest in fatal hit and run crash

San Marcos police made an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash. 

Giovanni Fernandez, 21, of Canyon Lake, was arrested and charged with accident involving death — a second-degree felony — after he struck and killed 31-year-old Adam Martinez with his vehicle early Saturday morning. 

The San Marcos Police Department responded to the 3300 block of Interstate 35 at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Saturday for a hit-and-run investigation. Officials said officers found Martinez lying near the west access road upon arrival. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Hays County Justice of the Peace Jo Anne Prado.