Cheyenne Police were called to the area of Stinson Avenue and Fox Farm Road in the early morn-ing hours of September 30th regarding a hit and run accident. Cheyenne Police Department spokesman Officer Dan Long says at about 3:00am, officers arrived on scene and found a 22 year-old Cheyenne man had been struck by a vehicle. Witnesses observed a vehicle hit the 22 year-old man and then quickly leave the area. The seriously injured male was transported to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center by ambulance. Long says the suspected driver of the vehicle was later identified as 25 year-old Shawn VanWey of Cheyenne. He was arrested and booked into the Laramie County Detention Center on an Aggravated Assault charge. The case remains under investigation by Cheyenne Police Detectives.

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