A suspected impaired motorist has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Garden Grove, California, authorities said on Saturday, according to MyNewsLA, reporting a Garden Grove Police Department statement.
Source: MyNewsLA (City News Service), reporting Garden Grove Police Department statement
A witness called police at about 11:15 p.m. on Friday to report a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Palm Avenue, Garden Grove police Sgt. Thomas Capps said. The vehicle was described as a white Cadillac SRX, which failed to stop after the collision, according to the police statement.
Source: MyNewsLA (City News Service), reporting Garden Grove Police Department statement
The witness followed the vehicle until it was ultimately stopped by Garden Grove police officers, Capps said.
Source: MyNewsLA (City News Service), reporting Garden Grove Police Department statement
Paramedics rushed the pedestrian, a 69-year-old woman, to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said. Neither the woman nor the arrested driver was named in the police statement reported on Saturday.
Source: MyNewsLA (City News Service), reporting Garden Grove Police Department statement
The driver was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, and impairment is believed to have been a contributing factor in the collision, according to the police statement. The arrest is an allegation and has not been decided by a court. Anyone with information about the crash was urged to call the Garden Grove Police Department at 714-741-5230.
Source: MyNewsLA (City News Service), reporting Garden Grove Police Department statement