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Barberton police making an arrest for the hit-skip death of 27-year old Scott Hollifield.

38-year old Carl Sapper of Barberton is charged with felonies related to the hit-skip, but more charges could be added. Hollified was hit at Van Buren and Lincoln November 30th; he suffered massive head injuries and died a week later.

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(Barberton PD) On November 25th, 2016, Scott Hollifield was struck by a vehicle as he was walking on North Van Buren Avenue at Lincoln Avenue. Hollifield later died from the injuries that he sustained from being hit. The vehicle that struck him did not stop after the accident and fled the scene.

The investigation by Barberton Police Department Detectives has resulted in the arrest of Carl E. Sapper, age 38 of E. Cassell Avenue in Barberton for the hit skip accident that resulted in the death of Scott Hollifield.

Carl Sapper has been charged with a Third Degree Felony for failing to stop after an accident (hit-skip). Sapper will be arraigned in the Barberton Municipal Court on 12-15-16.

The investigation has been aided by members of the Summit Metro Crash Team and the Ohio Highway State Patrol. Barberton Police Department Detectives are continuing their investigation.