Prescott Man Arrested In Connection With A Hit And Run Bicycle Accident In Chino Valley Saturday

A Prescott man has been arrested in connection with a hit and run accident with a young bicyclist Saturday in Chino Valley. Officers responded to a call at around 6:48 p.m. of a bicyclist lying in a ditch in the 500-block of West Center Street. Officers determined a vehicle had struck the 16-year-old Chino Valley teen. The boy was flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital where he is in stable condition. Detectives determined the vehicle was a 2012-13 model GMC or Chevy pickup. Further investigation led them to 43-year-old Chad Avilla of Prescott. Avilla was taken into custody at his home Sunday without incident. The truck in question was a white 2013 GMC Sierra. Avilla was booked into the Yavapai County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, endangerment, failure to stop for an injury accident and failure to assist or render first aide.