Man fatally struck crossing street in Xenia ID’d; hit-and-run suspect charged

A hit-and-run driver accused of fatally striking a man crossing the street Thursday night in Xenia is facing felony charges.

The crash victim was identified Friday as 27-year-old Brandon Grooms. He died Thursday at Miami Valley Hospital, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger.

Monty C. Little, 48, of Spring Valley was charged Friday in Xenia Municipal Court with tampering with evidence and failure to stop after an accident.

An unknown silver or white vehicle was headed south on Cincinnati Avenue around 10 p.m. when it hit Grooms as he was crossing the street near North Miami Avenue, according to the Xenia Police Division.

The vehicle did not stop and continued south on Cincinnati Avenue.

Investigators on Friday received information that led them to identify the driver. Xenia police and Greene County Sheriff’s deputies of the Greene County ACE Task Force found Little and the vehicle involved, police said.

Little is no longer held in the Greene County Jail as of Friday evening.

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