Teen Driver Arrested, Suspected of DUI After Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Palo Alto
PALO ALTO (KCBS)— A teenage driver has been arrested in Palo Alto after losing control of his car and striking a pedestrian who later died. Police say the driver was under the influence at the time of the early-Monday morning collision.
The incident happened around 6:15 a.m. when a Nissan Altima traveling south on East Bayshore Road along Highway 101somehow left the roadway, struck a power pole and flipped over.
Palo Alto Police arrested 19-year-old Miguel Torres of Sunnyvale on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He was booked for vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI and driving without a license.The driver was uninjured, but the pedestrian who was either jogging or walking was struck and killed.
Victor Garcia, who works at a nearby International School of the Peninsula, said drunk drivers are better off paying for a cab.
"Just be careful out there, you know? If you're going to drink, don't drive. Even if you survive this type of thing, you kill a pedestrian; you're going to live with that you know?"
The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office will release the name of the pedestrian once his next-of-kin is notified of the death.
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