Police in Waterloo have made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run this week in Seneca County.

They say Samuel Eckert, 30, struck 30-year-old Isaiah McKoy of Waterloo on Route 5. Eckert then fled the scene, abandoned his car and also his ID. He’s charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident and tampering with evidence.

McKoy died at the scene, despite the efforts of a passerby who administered CPR and first responders.

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