Illegal Immigrant arrested after fatal hit-and-run

BY ANNIE BURRIS
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
April 7, 2010

SAN CLEMENTE – An illegal immigrant suspected in a fatal hit-and-run was arrested by a U.S. Border Patrol K-9 unit in San Clemente early Tuesday.

Shortly after midnight Monday, California Highway Patrol officials asked a border patrol K-9 unit to help locate a 43-year-old man who had fled the scene of a fatal crash, according to a border patrol news release.

A 1993 Chevrolet Camaro struck the rear of a 2004 Ford Explorer, causing it to overturn, authorities said.

A 26-year-old man and his 5-year-old son were thrown from the SUV.

The man died at the scene and his son was airlifted to a hospital, the release said.

The driver of the Camaro, who was not identified, was trying to hide from local authorities at San Onofre State Beach, where the K-9 unit found him, the release said.

The illegal immigrant was arrested and booked on several felony charges.

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