Judge Orders $50,000 Cash Bond For Guatemalan National Accused In Fatal Hit & Run
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) - The man facing charges in a deadly hit-and-run in Arvada Sunday night will have to pay $50,000 to get out of jail.
Jose Sandoval Cruz is a Guatemalan national and is considered a flight risk. That prompted the judge to set a cash bond at $50,000, meaning he must post the entire amount to get out of jail.
Monica Zapata, 40, died when a Jeep smashed into her sedan at 80th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard. Her teenage daughter Jessica was taken to the hospital.
Zapata has two other children. Family and friends gathered at the crash scene to remember her Monday evening.
"She was a great mother, beautiful mother, and she will be missed," Zapata's cousin Erica Dominguez said. "She's our angel watching over us."
Police believe Cruz was driving drunk at the time of the accident. He and another man ran from the scene but Westminster police arrested them a short time later.