Farmington hit-and-run: 4 arrested, car recovered in death of 13-year-old cyclist
Farmington police arrested four people Thursday in connection with the July 14 hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old Sasha Balandin as she rode a bicycle in Farmington.[1]
A 30-year-old Farmington man was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide and failing to stop, police said.[1] Three others — a 28-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman — were arrested on suspicion of aiding an offender, police said.[1]
Investigators said they located and recovered the gray Ford Focus believed to be involved and that surveillance and Flock camera footage corrected an initial belief that a black SUV was involved.[1]
Sasha Balandin of Apple Valley was publicly identified this week, and her parents and her best friend made emotional public pleas for justice and for the driver to come forward.[2]
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📌 Key Facts
- The victim has been publicly identified as 13-year-old Sasha Balandin of Apple Valley (Sasha Balandin).
- The deadly hit-and-run that killed Sasha Balandin occurred on July 14, 2026 (July 14 hit-and-run).
- Farmington police say they arrested four people in connection with the crash, including a 30-year-old Farmington man arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide and failing to stop, and three others — a 28-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman — arrested on suspicion of aiding an offender (Farmington police).
- Investigators located and recovered the gray Ford Focus believed to be involved in the crash (gray Ford Focus).
- Police say an initial belief that a black SUV was involved was corrected after reviewing surveillance and Flock camera footage, which led them to the Ford Focus (surveillance and Flock camera footage).
- Authorities refined the suspect vehicle description to a silver or gray 2008–2011 Ford Focus (silver or gray 2008–2011 Ford Focus).
- The family — including Sasha’s parents and her best friend — gave extensive quotes urging justice and forgiveness and pleading for the driver to come forward (Sasha’s parents).
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- Farmington police have arrested four people in connection with the deadly July 14 hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old Sasha Balandin.
- A 30-year-old Farmington man was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide and failing to stop at the scene of a traffic accident resulting in death.
- Three others — a 28-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man, and a 64-year-old woman — were arrested on suspicion of aiding an offender.
- Police say they have located and recovered the gray Ford Focus involved in the crash.
- Investigators say initial belief that a black SUV was involved was corrected after reviewing surveillance and Flock camera footage, which led them to the Ford Focus.
- Victim is publicly identified as 13-year-old Sasha Balandin of Apple Valley.
- Police have refined the suspect vehicle description to a silver or gray 2008–2011 Ford Focus.
- The article provides extensive quotes from Sasha’s parents and best friend, underlining the family’s call for justice and forgiveness and their plea for the driver to come forward.