IDENTIFIED: Man killed in DUI crash involving Selma city worker, police say

SELMA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The pedestrian killed successful a DUI hit-and-run clang successful Selma involving a metropolis idiosyncratic was identified by the Selma Police Department connected Tuesday night.

Officers accidental they responded to Floral Avenue and Wright Street successful Selma for a reported postulation collision involving a pedestrian connected Sept. 20 astatine astir 8:15 p.m.

Upon arrival, constabulary accidental they located a antheral suffering from life-threatening injuries, accordant with being struck by a centrifugal vehicle. The man, identified arsenic Robert Leeper of Selma, aboriginal succumbed to his injuries.

Roberto Ramos

While connected the scene, officers accidental they were capable to make accusation that led them to the determination of the progressive fishy and his vehicle, which had fled the archetypal collision scene. It was determined the driver, identified arsenic 39-year-old Roberto Ramos, was nether the influence. He was recovered and arrested successful transportation with the case.

According to police, it was determined during the booking process that Ramos was an worker of the City of Selma's Public Works Departments. He was not moving astatine the clip of the collision and was successful his idiosyncratic vehicle. He was booked into the Fresno County Jail connected suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run resulting successful death, DUI, and respective different charges.