SAN PABLO — A Richmond man was in county jail after his arrest on suspicion of a number of costs in reference to a deadly weekend collision, authorities mentioned.
In accordance with police, officers responded simply after 12:15 a.m. Saturday to Rumrill Boulevard and nineteenth Road for a report of a hit-and-run collision between a automobile and a bicycle owner.
When officers arrived, they discovered a 68-year-old man within the roadway affected by extreme accidents. Regardless of officers’ life-saving measures, the person was pronounced lifeless on the scene. His id was not accessible, pending next-of-kin notification by the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Workplace coroner’s division.
Police detectives started an investigation and used metropolis surveillance cameras to establish a 2011 burgundy Nissan Sentra as a suspect automobile. By 1:50 p.m. Saturday, special-investigations unit detectives discovered and detained a 30-year-old man at his Richmond residence.
Detectives additionally discovered the Nissan, which had harm “per being concerned within the collision,” and mentioned that there have been no different excellent suspects and neither alcohol nor medication had been dominated out as collision elements, police mentioned.
The person was booked into Martinez county jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and voluntary manslaughter, and held on $100,000 bail, with no instantly scheduled hearings, based on a county information test Sunday evening.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.