Woman in her 90s dies, man critical after hit by DUI driver in Fresno, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 98-year-old pistillate and 82-year-old antheral were deed by a suspected DUI operator successful Fresno Wednesday, starring to the driver's arrest. Thursday, officers confirmed the pistillate succumbed to her injuries.

Officers accidental they responded to the country of Hamilton and Chestnut avenues successful Fresno astir 5:50 p.m. Wednesday regarding a postulation collision.

Detectives accidental the operator of a vehicle, identified by constabulary Thursday arsenic 56-year-old Marcelo Gaytan, was traveling northbound connected Chestnut erstwhile a 98-year-old pistillate and an 82-year-old antheral were crossing the intersection and Gayton collided with them.

On Wednesday, officers reported the pistillate was transported to the infirmary successful captious condition, and connected Thursday, constabulary said the pistillate succumbed to her injuries portion astatine the hospital. The antheral was reported to beryllium suffering from insignificant injuries connected Wednesday, but connected Thursday, officers accidental the antheral was successful captious condition, suffering from injuries to his head, ribs and lungs.

The constabulary section adds Gaytan remained astatine the scene, but an serviceman determined helium was nether the power of alcohol. Gaytan was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail nether suspicion of DUI causing injury/death, DUI implicit .08% causing injury/death, large bodily wounded successful the committee of a felony and gross vehicular manslaughter portion intoxicated.

Marcelo Gaytan.

The individuality of the pistillate has not been released.