The tragic tale of a hit-and-run that left a 61-year-old man dead has reached a juncture with the arrest of a suspect. As revealed by KHOU, Emilio Cruz Jr., 33, faces charges for failing to stop and render aid in the incident that claimed the life of Enrique Godinez. Godinez was riding his bike near Needville when he was struck, and his body wasn't found until several days later by construction workers.

The search for Godinez began when his family filed a missing persons report on May 28, having last seen him on May 19. According to a report by ABC13, his body was eventually discovered on June 11 in a ditch along FM 361 near Pine Meadow Lane, the site of debris from a car and a broken bicycle. The Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy to confirm Godinez's identity and the cause of death..

In the wake of the tragedy, Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office's investigation uncovered that a traffic incident had been reported on May 24 by a Lamar Consolidated Independent School District officer, involving a stalled vehicle in the proximity of the eventual crime scene. It was this lead that saw the sheriff's deputies connecting Cruz with the stalled vehicle, anchoring him as a person of interest.

"Our deputies and investigators have worked tirelessly on this case to bring clarity to such a tragic incident," Sheriff Eric Fagan was quoted as saying in a statement obtained by KHOU. Cruz's bond was set at $100,000, with the weight of the law poised to deliver justice in the case that struck a community. For those involved, a resolution cannot come soon enough.