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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was arrested successful Porterville for allegedly pursuing and intentionally ramming a conveyance Monday greeting aft an statement with the driver, the Porterville Police Department said.
Police accidental connected Sept. 9 astatine 2:18 a.m., officers responded to the 700 Block of West Olive Avenue aft a study of a crash. When officers arrived, they recovered a conveyance astatine the country with sizeable harm arsenic a effect of the collision.
Police accidental officers did not find the operator of the conveyance - but did find a unfortunate pinned into a rider seat. The rider was transported to a section hospital. Investigators determined that a dark-colored Chevrolet Malibu had chased the victim's conveyance westbound connected Olive Avenue earlier the crash.
Officers were told that the operator of the Chevrolet Malibu, identified arsenic 32-year-old Jorge Tovar Ramirez from Porterville, had intentionally rammed the victim's vehicle, causing it to rotation retired of power and clang into a histrion connected the halfway median of Olive Avenue.
Ramirez had a quality with the operator of the victim's vehicle, which led to him pursuing them and intentionally ramming the vehicle, according to police. Ramirez besides confronted the operator of the victim's conveyance aft the crash. He past forced the operator into his conveyance and fled the collision earlier officers arrived, constabulary say.
According to police, officers recovered some Ramirez and the Chevrolet Malibu astatine his home. He was arrested connected suspicion of attempted homicide. The operator of the victim's conveyance was besides recovered astatine Ramirez’s home.
Police accidental Ramirez was besides recovered to beryllium driving nether the power of alcohol, arsenic good arsenic driving connected a suspended driver's license.
Ramirez was booked astatine the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office South County Detention Facility. Anyone with accusation regarding this probe is encouraged to interaction the Porterville Police Department astatine 559-782-7400.
