Man arrested for helping his uncle cross the US border after a fatal hit-and-run accident

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) – The ongoing Oct. 5 investigation^Th The fatal hit-and-run crash on Nolensville Pike that killed 10-year-old Emily Sanchez-Ramirez has led to an arrest.

Metro police arrested 29-year-old Orlin Argueta-Zuniga on Wednesday evening. He is the nephew of 39-year-old Walter Daneris Zuniga, who was identified as the driver in the accident. Argueta-Zuniga was arrested for helping him cross the US border.

Sanchez-Ramirez and her mother were struck by a red Nissan Sentra while riding a scooter together in the bike path.

Argueta-Zuniga voluntarily met today with traffic investigators into a fatal crash and admitted his role in aiding and abetting his uncle's crash. He said Zuniga hid the Sentra involved in the accident at the home they shared on Radnor Street.

Zuniga then went to work and had his final check made out to his nephew, who drove Zuniga to Atlanta, cashed the check and bought him a bus ticket to Texas so he could cross the border into Mexico and continue on to Honduras.

Argueta-Zuniga was charged with accessory after the fact and false reporting of obstruction or disability. He is currently in jail on a $7,500 bond.

Efforts to locate Zuniga and bring him back to the United States are ongoing

Sanchez-Ramirez's mother, 28-year-old Laura Ramirez-Gonzalez, remains in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.