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Riverside, CA: Suspected drunk driver hits, kills motorcyclist | SWRNN.com

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A pickup truck driver who allegedly struck and killed a motorcyclist in Riverside, then tried to elude police was being held today in lieu of $75,000 bail.

Gabriel Andres Brennan, 30, of Fullerton, was arrested about 8:30p.m. last night on suspicion of felony hit-and-run after a collision on Adams Street, according to Riverside police.

The suspect was backing his 1989 Mazda B2200 out of a driveway into the northbound lanes when he allegedly ran into a man on a 2004 Honda motorcycle, police said.

Brennan allegedly sped away from the scene, but authorities were immediately notified and began a search.

An officer spotted the pickup two miles away and arrested the suspect without incident, according to Sgt. Skip Showalter.

He said the motorcyclist, whose name was being withheld, was rushed to Riverside Community Hospital but died a short time later.

Brennan was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

via Suspected drunk driver hits, kills motorcyclist in Riverside – Southwest Riverside County News | Riverside, CA Local News.

Riverside, CA: Caltrans worker hit by suspected drunk driver seriously injured | latimes.com

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Enrique Lopez

A 37-year-old Caltrans subcontractor was seriously injured when he was struck by a suspected drunk driver while setting out traffic cones on a 91 Freeway offramp in Riverside, authorities said Tuesday.

Jesse Silva, of Azusa, was working at the 14th Street offramp about 9:30 p.m. Monday when a 1996 Honda Accord veered onto the right shoulder of the westbound side of the freeway and struck him, the California Highway Patrol reported. As Silva’s co-workers called police, the vehicle drove away.

Riverside police found an Accord matching the description of the suspect vehicle on Central Avenue, CHP reported. Officers made contact with the driver and notified CHP.

The suspect, identified as Enrique Lopez, 32, of Moreno Valley, was arrested on suspicion of causing injury while driving under the influence, CHP said.

Silva was taken to an area hospital with “major injuries,” the CHP said. His condition was not immediately known Tuesday. The investigation was ongoing.

via Caltrans worker hit by suspected drunk driver in Riverside – latimes.com.

Riverside, IL: Woman charged in 2011 death of boyfriend in Riverside drunk-driving crash | morrisdailyherald.com

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Magali Padilla, 24, was arrested for aggravated DUI on July 7, 2011, for a rollover crash that killed a passenger in her car in Riverside on Dec. 7, 2011. (Credit: Riverside Police)

Magali Padilla

A Cicero woman was drunk when she caused the rollover accident that ended with her boyfriend being crushed by the tumbling vehicle, prosecutors said.

Magali Padilla, 24, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated drunken driving in the December crash in west suburban Riverside that killed Cesar Ramirez, 26, of Woodridge. Her blood alcohol content was measured at 0.17, more than twice the legal limit for driving, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Barry Quinn said.

On Sunday, Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. ordered her held on $350,000 bail.

In a hearing midday today, Cook County Criminal Court Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. ordered Padilla held in lieu of $350,000 bail.

Police were able to arrest Padilla on Saturday after finding video of Padilla driving a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer as the SUV left a restaurant, Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel said in a release.

“The video clearly shows Ms. Padilla driving the vehicle and not the male passenger, who was killed in the crash,” according to the news release.

Less than three minutes after Padilla was caught on surveillance video driving the SUV, police received a call regarding the rollover crash, police said.

At the time of the crash, police said it appeared the SUV was traveling at high speed when the driver lost control, struck a curb and rolled over several times, ejecting Ramirez before coming to rest on the front lawn of a home.

Officers at the scene reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol coming from the man and the woman, who were both taken to Loyola Hospital, police said.

Ramirez died from his injuries about 15 minutes after arriving at the hospital.

Padilla suffered minor injuries. She told police the couple was coming from the restaurant on the 3000 block of South Harlem Avenue in Berwyn.

To prove Padilla was driving the SUV, investigators worked in conjunction with Illinois State Police, and viewed countless hours of video surveillance, Weitzel said.

via morrisdailyherald.com | Woman charged in 2011 death of boyfriend in Riverside drunk-driving crash in Morris, Illinois.

Riverside, NY: Pedestrian Killed; Driver Charged With DWI (updated) – 27east.com

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A pedestrian was struck and killed by an accused drunk driver in Riverside early Monday morning, according to Southampton Town Police.

Officers said they received a call of a fatal crash near the intersection of Flanders and Old Quogue roads at about 12:33 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a dead man in the westbound lane of the road, they said.

Christopher A. Dean, 41, of Riverhead was driving a 2002 Mercedes-Benz westbound on Flanders Road when his car struck and killed a man who was walking westbound on the side of the road, police said. He was arrested at the scene and charged with DWI. He was taken to police headquarters in Hampton Bays, where police administered a blood test and was held overnight for a morning arraignment in Southampton Town Justice Court.  Dean is reportedly a Suffolk County Corrections officer.

After a plea to the public, Southampton Town Police have identified the victim as Efren Ramirez-Gomez, 32, of Riverside.

via Riverside News – Pedestrian Killed In Riverside; Driver Charged With DWI – 27east.