Fresno Pacific student-athlete charged in deadly hit-and-run pleads not guilty

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno Pacific University student-athlete charged successful a deadly hit-and-run has entered a plea of "not guilty."

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23-year-old Miguel Ortiz Montilla appeared successful tribunal Tuesday greeting for arraignment.

He's accused of driving the car that deed and killed 38-year-old Bryant Fields.

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The clang happened backmost connected April 4 connected Chestnut adjacent Clinton Avenue successful East Central Fresno.

Investigators accidental surveillance video shows Montilla made a U-turn aft the collision and drove past the clang country earlier taking off.

Montilla was arrested little than a week later, and released connected enslaved the aforesaid day.

He's owed backmost successful tribunal connected June 11.