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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Police accidental the antheral who allegedly deed and killed a bicyclist earlier this period was driving nether the power aft tying him to a DUI collision little than 2 hours aft the fatal hit-and-run.
According to Fresno Police, Luis Ortiz was arrested Wednesday successful transportation with the decease of 39-year-old Luis Perez.
On May 11, Perez was riding his bicycle adjacent Thesta Street and Belmont Avenue. Just earlier 6 p.m., constabulary accidental helium was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
Perez was transported to the hospital, but contempt life-saving efforts, helium succumbed to his injuries.
While detectives were inactive connected scene, they accidental they received a extremity from idiosyncratic who said a antheral had told them helium had conscionable struck idiosyncratic successful Fresno. The caller besides described the suspect's vehicle.
Through investigation, officers were capable to find a representation of the car and its licence plate. Soon after, constabulary recovered that the car had been progressive successful a 2nd collision astir an hr and a fractional aft the archetypal fatal hit-and-run.
Luis OrtizAccording to officers, helium rear-ended a motorist and was arrested and charged with driving nether the influence.
After being released, detectives were capable to necktie him to the fatal hit-and-run collision. On May 21, helium was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail successful transportation with assorted charges, including gross vehicular manslaughter portion intoxicated, felony deed and run, and DUI causing injury.
