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Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Owatonna – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) – Owatonna Police have arrested an Owatonna man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident on October 30, 2024.

According to the City of Owatonna, police were called to the 3700 block of County Road 45 North on Wednesday morning. There they discovered the victim of the crash, 31-year-old Taylor Dean Padilla-Ades of Lonsdale.

Later that day, police found a vehicle they suspected was involved in the accident. They arrested a man associated with the vehicle, 42-year-old Derek Paul Denelsbeck. He is currently
is being held at the Steele County Detention Center on probable cause felony charges
Homicide – Leave the scene of a fatal accident. Denelsbeck is expected to be official
Arraignment by the Steele County Prosecutor's Office on Friday, November 1, 2024.

Assisting agencies in this case include the Steele County Sheriff's Office and Minnesota State
Patrol.

The accident remains under investigation by the Owatonna Police Department and anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-507-444-3800.