Crime & Safety
Driver Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run
A Costa Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of hit and run when he returned to the scene of the accident where a 65-year-old pedestrian was killed in Fountain Valley.
A driver who caused fatal injuries to an elderly pedestrian, and who fled only to return to the crash site an hour later was arrested in Fountain Valley today, a police sergeant said.
The pedestrian was identified as Harvey Mayo, 65, said Fountain Valley police Sgt. Steve DeSantis. He died at the scene.
Mayo was reportedly in a crosswalk on Newhope Avenue near Southpark Street when a northbound car driven by Ricardo Gomez, 38, of Costa Mesa, hit him.
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Police were dispatched to the crash at 12:15 a.m., he said.
Gomez reportedly left the scene and returned approximately an hour later. He was arrested for suspicion of felony hit and run and outstanding warrants.
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Alcohol or drugs did not appear to be a factor in the crash. Fountain Valley police asked anyone who witnessed the crash to call them at (714) 593-4484.
- City News Service
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