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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral who ran from a deadly clang successful Fresno County has been arrested, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's bureau says they arrested Gerardo Lopez Perez, 26, of Oaxaca, Mexico aft a fatal clang successful Orange Cove wherever helium fled connected ft and near his passenger, Ciriaco Santiago Gomez, 36, of Washington, who was pronounced deceased connected scene.
CHP responded to a solo conveyance clang connected Manning Avenue, westbound of Hansen Avenue, connected Wednesday astatine astir 7:45 p.m.
According to CHP, the incidental progressive a Honda Accord traveling eastbound connected Manning Avenue astatine a precocious complaint of speed. The conveyance made an abrupt crook onto the close shoulder, colliding with aggregate trees successful an orangish orchard earlier overturning.
CHP says Gomez, who was the close beforehand passenger, was pronounced deceased astatine the country and Perez, the operator of the vehicle, fled the country connected ft instantly aft the crash. A CHP chopper and the Orange Cove Police Department were dispatched to the country to assistance with the hunt of Perez, but were unsuccessful successful locating him.
Later, connected Thursday afternoon, the sheriff's bureau announced Perez was recovered and arrested.
This is an ongoing investigation.
