Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD – A suspected DUI driver was arrested Sunday, accused of striking and killing a man who was standing outside his own vehicle on the I-10 February 6.
Moises Rivera Luna, 31, allegedly slammed into a disabled vehicle on the eastbound I-10 freeway west of Walnut Grove Avenue, forcing the disabled vehicle into the path of an SUV. The driver of the disabled vehicle died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 3:40 a.m. Killed was 31-year-old Miguel Armando Garcia from Los Angeles. The driver in the SUV was uninjured, but his passenger was hospitalized with moderate injuries. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ROSEMEAD - Sheriff’s deputies are planning a DUI/driver license checkpoint, scheduled to begin Friday, May 10 at 6 p.m. The checkpoint will be held at an undisclosed location until 2 a.m. Saturday, May 11, according to deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station. Checkpoint locations are chosen, based on collision statistics and the frequency of DUI arrests.
Deputies want to remind drivers that intoxicated driving also includes prescription drugs and marijuana. “In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. Last year the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigated 395 DUI collisions which have claimed 21 lives and resulted in another 590 injuries,” deputies said. |
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