> Published Nov 2, 2009
> Published Monday November 2, 2009

> Brothers ID'd in hit-and-run
> By Leia Baez-Mendoza
> WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

> Vicente Chavez-Elizalde (left) and Ramon E. Chavez, are accused in a fatal
> hit-and-run crash.

> Felony arrest warrants have been issued for two brothers accused of
> fleeing from a fatal hit and run accident Oct. 26.

> Ramon E. Chavez, 29, has been identified as the driver of the Dodge Ram
> that ran a red light at 42nd and Q Streets just before 1:30 a.m., striking
> an Oldsmobile and killing 27-year-old Ronald E. Rydberg. Chavez is wanted
> for leaving the scene of a property damage accident and motor vehicle
> homicide.

> His brother, Vicente Chavez-Elizalde, 30, is wanted for being an accessory
> to a felony.

> Flor Campos, 24, was arrested last week for being an accessory to a felony
> for driving Ramon Chavez to Kansas City, where officials say he intended
> to board a bus bound for Mexico.

> The brothers, who ran from the accident scene, still have not been
> located.

> Authorities said Monday that Ramon Chavez might be in Texas and Vicente
> Chavez-Elizalde possibly could still be in the metro area.

> Anyone with information about the crash is urged to contact the Accident
> Investigation Squad at 444-5627. Crime Stoppers can be contacted
> anonymously by calling 444-7867 (STOP), online at
> www.omaha-crimestoppers.net, or by texting "OPD" and the tip to CRIMES
> (274637).

> Contact the writer:

> 444-1336, leia.b...@owh.com