Mother of murder suspect arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence Dec. 28, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A mother and son were arrested last week in connection with the death of a woman in West Odessa who officials say was intentionally struck with an SUV.Alex Schmidt A mother and son were arrested last week in connection with the death of a woman in West Odessa who officials say was intentionally struck with an SUV. Humberto Polanco, 35, was arrested and charged Dec. 21 following the death of 38-year-old Veronica Carrillo. Polanco allegedly swerved to hit Carrillo with his vehicle as she walked on West 16th Street, according to a press release from the Ector County Sheriff’s Office.
ODESSA, TX – A 35-year-old suspect has been charged with murder after police say he ran over a woman on purpose. According to the Ector County Sheriff s Office, on Sunday night deputies responded to an auto-pedestrian accident on West 16th Street. At the scene, deputies located 38-year-old Veronica Carillo. She had been struck and killed by a vehicle that had left the scene. The subsequent investigation revealed Humberto Polanco Jr. was driving a black SUV. Police allege Polanco purposely swerved and hit Carillo. Polanco was charged with murder and booked into the Ector County Jail.
ANDREWS, TX New details have been released in the fatal hit-and-run that resulted in the death of 38-year-old Veronica Carrillo in Andrews. “She was always happy, she was a person that would make a home brighten with her jokes and she was always making us laugh,” said Alicia Carrillo, the victim s mother. According to Carrillo, her daughter had been dating 38-year-old Humberto Polanco for two years. “He was always so jealous of her. She had told me already, Mama I don’t want to go back with him he’s so controlling,” said Carrillo.
Updated: 11:16 AM CST December 22, 2020 ECTOR COUNTY, Texas The Ector County Sheriff s Office is investigating after a man is accused of purposefully running a woman over. Deputies say the man, identified as Humberto Polanco, Jr., 35, was driving a black SUV eastbound on 16th street when he purposely swerved into the westbound lanes and struck a woman. Deputies responded to a call about a vehicle pedestrian accident just before 10 p.m. on Dec. 20. The victim, identified as Veronica Carillo, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene. Polanco left the scene after striking Carillo and was arrested in Andrews County. He is currently in the Andrews County Jail and has been charged with murder.