Pedestrian in wheelchair Charles Atterbury, 49, struck and killed in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Alejandro Ambriz, 44, on Holt Avenue in Pomona, California
Man in wheelchair killed by hit-and-run driver in Pomona
Sgt. Ryan Rodriguez says crash happened late Sunday on a commercial street near downtown.
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A resident of Ontario, Ambriz was arrested about 2 p.m. and booked on felony counts of vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. He’s being held in a Pomona jail and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, according to jail records.
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The pedestrian, later identified as Charles Atterbury — a 49-year-old homeless man who authorities said lost a leg when he was hit by a vehicle about two years ago — died at the scene.
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