Michelle Braz, 50, killed after being struck by pickup truck in Pittsburg, California; Jorge Perez, 29, held on suspicion of felony hit-and-run
Modified Date:
Sat, 09/13/2014 - 2:10pmAccident Date:
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Woman killed in hit-and-run in Pittsburg ID'd as 50-year-old Bay Point resident
Pittsburg police responded shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday to reports of a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian on Willow Pass Road near Mountain View Avenue. Police say the truck was heading west on Willow Pass when it allegedly veered off the roadway, hit a light pole and then struck the pedestrian, who was pushing a shopping cart on the sidewalk. According to witnesses, the driver dragged the light pole for several blocks before getting away.
PITTSBURG POLICE ASK PUBLIC TO HELP FIND DRIVER IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN
Police in Pittsburg are asking the public for help in finding the driver of a pickup truck who hit and killed a woman on Sunday night. Witnesses say the man drove off after hitting 50-year-old Michelle Braz on Willow Pass Road near Mountain View Ave.
Surveillance video released of deadly hit-and-run accident in Pittsburg
Police released video Tuesday night of the incident.Video shows the silver Chevy step-side pickup involved. The truck drives up on the sidewalk, takes out a road sign and lamppost, and strikes the woman.
Pittsburg police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run accident
Pittsburg police have arrested a driver suspected in a hit-and-run accident that killed a woman.
Pittsburg police arrest two suspects in hit-and-run that killed Bay Point woman
Two Bay Point brothers have been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a 50-year-old woman walking in Pittsburg on Sunday evening. Investigators located the man suspected of being the driver at the time of the deadly crash, 29-year-old Jorge Luis Perez, and arrested him late Tuesday on suspicion of felony hit-and-run causing death.
Pittsburg: Suspect held in fatal hit-and-run crash; brother tried to hide truck, police say
A man suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Bay Point woman over the weekend was arrested early Wednesday, and his brother was arrested for attempting to hide the truck involved in the crash, police said.
Jorge Perez, 29, is being held on suspicion of felony hit-and-run causing death for the crash Sunday that killed 50-year-old Michelle Braz. Braz was walking on Willow Pass Road near Mountain View Avenue with a shopping cart when a Chevy Silverado veered off the roadway, ran into a light pole and then hit her just before 7 p.m.
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A 50-year-old Bay Point resident Michelle Braz was killed in a hit-and-run in Pittsburg on Sunday evening. Jorge Perez, 29, is being held on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. The truck was described as a silver 2005 or newer Chevrolet truck that was last seen fleeing west on Willow Pass Road. Anyone with information about the case is being asked to call Pittsburg police at (925) 427-7369.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Hit and RunPeople Involved:
Michelle Braz
Jorge Perez
Raul Munoz
City:
Pittsburg, CACounty:
Contra Costa County, CA
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