Motorcyclist Pablo Rosa-Velez dead in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Tina Murray, 46, on Main Street in Chula Vista, California
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Chula Vista Police said the collision occurred in the 2400 block of Main Street just after 2 p.m. Monday. A motorcyclist was traveling eastbound when they collided with a tan- or gold-colored Ford Explorer.
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The driver fled the scene; the tan or gold car was last seen driving westbound on Main Street, and then north on Industrial Boulevard, police said.
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Weeks later, CVPD detectives were able to locate Murray and arrest her. She was charged with felony hit-and-run and was booked into the Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee on July 24, according to police.
Anyone with information is urged to call CVPD Officer Javier Castillo at 619-691-5392 or Officer Dustin Bruzee at 619-409-5440.
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