Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEBELLO – Police announced Monday the arrest of an East Los Angeles man accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian and refusing to stop to help. Christopher Artega, 27, was found in UplandJuly 29 driving the black Scion XB described by witnesses in the July 26 collision. He was stopped in Ontario and taken into custody, according to the Montebello Police Department. Detectives used “various investigative techniques” to track down Artega, Montebello Police said.
The fatal crash occurred around 2:52 p.m. July 26 at Garfield Avenue and Via Paseo. A woman in her early 20s was found in the roadway gravely injured. Paramedics provided lifesaving support, but she died at the scene. The victim was identified by coroner investigators as 22-year-old Angeles Palomino. She died from multiple blunt force traumatic injuries. Investigators obtained a filing of felony hit and run and vehicular manslaughter against Artega with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Artega is being held in lieu of $85,000 bail. |
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