ORANGE (CNS) - A suspected drunk driver has been arrested for allegedly causing a fatal hit-and-run accident and leading police on a pursuit in Orange Tuesday.
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Jonathan Lopez, 31, of Orange, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, hit and run, leading police on a chase and vehicular homicide, according to Lt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department.
Lopez is accused of hitting a pedestrian just before 11:20 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of North Tustin Street, McMullin said. The victim, who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, was hit by a northbound Toyota whose driver kept going, McMullin said.
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Lopez appeared intoxicated and police were seeking blood tests, McMullin said. Lopez has four prior convictions for driving under the influence over the past 10 years, McMullin said.
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