Suspect Identified, Charges Pending in Fatal Barnes County Hit-and-Run

Police identify suspected driver in fatal Valley City hit-and-run

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Police have identified the driver believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run early Sunday, Dec. 21, west of Valley City. According to a release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Garret Kuntz, 22, of Mandan, is the driver suspected of fatally hitting a 27-year-old man along Interstate 94, around 12:11 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 21, and leaving the scene. The Barnes County Attorney's Office is expected to file charges ag…

NDHP identifies suspect in fatal hit and run in Barnes County

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a driving suspect in a fatal hit and run crash Sunday, December 21, 2025. The NDHP officials say Garret Kuntz, 22, Mandan, was the person driving a 2001 Ford F-250 they’ve linked via evidence to the fatal pedestrian hit and run. They say an anonymous tip helped in the...

Mandan Man Arrested in Barnes County Pedestrian Fatality

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NDHP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) is thanking the public for their response to a request for information related to the arrest of the party responsible for a hit and run fatality in Barnes County back on December 21st 2025. According to a news release, the Highway Patrol received information from an anonymous tip and ultimately located a 2001 Ford F-250 with evidence linking it to the fatal pedestrian hit and run …

Suspect identified, charges pending in fatal Barnes County hit-and-run

The December crash killed 27-year-old Jerson Mejia.