10/20/2026
ANDY NUNEZ VASQUEZ CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO FATAL HIT-AND-RUN IN EAST NORRITON
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and East Norriton Chief of Police Matthew Brannen announce the arrest of Andy Nunez Vasquez, 43, of Philadelphia, on charges related to the Sept. 6, 2026, fatal hit-and-run in East Norriton that killed 29-year-old Ricardo Baptiste of Drexel Hill, Delaware County.
At 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, East Norriton Police were dispatched to Germantown Pike and Whitehall Road in East Norriton to find Mr. Baptiste lying unresponsive in the roadway with visible compound fractures and lacerations. He was transported to Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Montgomery County Detectives and East Norriton Police initiated a joint investigation.
The investigation found that Mr. Baptiste was crossing the roadway when he was struck by Vasquez. Police located video surveillance from a nearby property that showed a white sedan, with a distinct right rear taillight burnt out, struck Mr. Baptiste on the driver’s side as he attempted to cross the roadway. The impact knocked Mr. Baptiste to the ground, and as he lay unmoving, a tractor-trailer travelling down Germantown Pike struck Mr. Baptiste, driving over him.
Additional video surveillance was reviewed by detectives, along with license plate readers and PennDOT records, which determined the white sedan was a 2015 Hyundai Sonata owned by Vasquez. Vasquez was a ride-share driver. Search warrants were obtained for Vasquez’s phone and ride-share records that placed him at the scene during the time of the crash.
The investigation found that after striking Mr. Baptiste, Vasquez fled the scene, failed to provide aid to the victim and failed to report the crash to police, as required by law.
Vasquez was charged with Accidents Involving Death or Injury, Failure to Stop/Render Aid, Failing to Report Accident to Police and Required Financial Responsibility. Leaving the scene where someone is killed carries a minimum term of three years in prison and a $2,500 fine. He was arraigned on Oct. 20, 2026, before Magisterial District Judge Todd N. Barnes, who set bail at 10% of $20,000 and required him to surrender his passport. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 2, 2026, before Magisterial District Judge Marc A. Alfarano.
This case will be prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jediah Grobstein.
CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.