Court appearance for suspect in deadly Fresno County hit-and-run

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The operator accused of causing a deadly clang successful Fresno County earlier moving distant is acceptable to spell earlier a justice Tuesday morning.

That's aft charges were filed against 26-year-old Gerardo Lopez Perez, who turned himself successful to the Orange Cove Police Department past week.

The California Highway Patrol says Lopez Perez was speeding connected Manning adjacent Hansen earlier helium made an abrupt turn, crashing into an orchard and flipping his vehicle.

The passenger, present identified arsenic 36-year-old Ciriaco Santiago Gomez, died astatine the scene.

Authorities accidental Lopez Perez ran from the scene.

He has been charged with felony hit-and-run charges, resulting successful decease oregon injury.