Pedro Vergara, 27, killed in hit-and-run collision with suspected DUI driver Mario Miguel Hernandez-Lopez, 38, at Woodbury Road and Libby Lane in Garden Grove, California
1 killed, 1 injured after alleged DUI driver rear-ends stopped car in Garden Grove: Police
The driver of Nissan, who officials only described as a man, lost control of his car and crashed into a retaining wall. Police said the driver then got out of his car and fled the scene by foot, but was arrested nearby.
Police: Suspect Behind Bars on DUI-Related Fatal Crash
Hernandez-Lopez, who was behind the wheel of the Nissan, lost control of the truck, which slammed into a retaining wall on the north side of the street, police said. The suspect allegedly tried to flee but was quickly arrested, police said.
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