Virginia Madsen and Antonio Sabato
Son appears in court for alleged fatal hit-and-run…
Identified victim
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Virginia Madsen and Antonio Sabato Jr.the son of, Jack Sabatohas made his first court appearance after being charged in connection with a deadly hit-and-run… after his alleged victim was identified.
Appearing at his arraignment Tuesday… Jack told the judge working on his case that he was working as an Amazon delivery driver and had no money saved… KTUUU reported.
According to charging documents, he told officers he was headed home after “doing DoorDashing late at night” when something suddenly appeared on the road. Sabàto knew that he had hit “something” but he did not want to check it because he was afraid.
KTUU reports that his alleged victim was Carl Simmons.
Jack’s bail was set at $5,000… with an additional $5,000 fine if he failed to appear at his next court hearing. He also received a no-drive order.
As of Wednesday morning…he is still listed in the custody of the Anchorage Correctional Complex.
We previously reported… Jack was loaded with leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death and leaving an accident without assisting an injured person.
In court documents obtained by KTUU…police initially responded to a hit-and-run in the early hours of Monday.
That afternoon, police found and impounded Jack’s car, which had «new damage to the right front corner that was consistent with a pedestrian strike.»
Jack called the police that same afternoon, claiming that he had hit an animal with his car.
He said he had been doing DoorDash at the time…and that once he hit «something,» his lights went out. Because he didn’t have insurance, he didn’t check but told officers he «knew the worst.»
