On Tuesday morning, September 15th, the California Highway Patrol detained a suspected DUI driver connected with a fatal hit-and-run accident on Foothill (210) Freeway in La Verne, California. Karen D. Floresarrelano, 24, would need a drunk driving attorney’s expertise.
Facts from the accident report showed that at about 9 p.m. on Monday, September 14th, the suspect drove a 2012 BMW 528i eastbound in the No. 3 lane east of Fruit Street. Simultaneously, a tow truck driver stood on the freeway’s right shoulder, helping a motorist with a disabled car.
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Floresarrelano’s vehicle struck the tow truck driver, and she fled the scene afterward. The CHP said that they started receiving calls about the occurrence moments after it happened. The callers said that a semi was helping slow the suspect’s car to prevent her escape.
Video footage from the scene showed the woman sitting in a CHP SUV’s back seat while officers examined her vehicle. The latter was on the right shoulder of the freeway with the semi a short distance in front of it.
The highway patrol suspected alcohol as a factor in the crash. They booked Floresarrelano into the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station. The investigators said the tow truck driver died at the scene, but they did not disclose the motorists identity.
The incident led to the closure of the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 lanes of the freeway, but the carpool lane remained open. The CHP reopened the roadways at about 12:45 a.m. There is no additional information.
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