Thread: Woman arrested in hit-run death of ASU executive

Add one more to death toll due to our leaders' refusal to fix the border
03/02/2007 04:39 PM

His name: Michael Boulden, the chief of staff for the ASU Foundation.

Boulden, 37, was riding a bike east on the shoulder of Pinnacle Peak Road in Phoenix the morning of Feb. 18 when a vehicle hit him and kept going. He died later at a hospital.

On Thursday, Phoenix police arrested Yesenia Angulo-Gastelum, 26, after getting a tip that she was the driver. "She was brought in for questioning and made admissions, fully aware she struck someone," said Sgt. Joel Tranter, police spokesman. "She said she was afraid of getting caught for striking him."

According to court records, Angula-Gastelum didn't stop because she's here illegally. "She was scared that she was going to be deported which is why she did not remain at the scene," police said in the court filing. "The husband and wife had coordinated a story to tell police to cover the vehicle's involvement."


Woman arrested in hit-run death of ASU executive
Sarah Muench
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 2, 2007 03:55 PM

Police arrested late Thursday the driver they believe hit and killed Micheal Boulden, Arizona State University Foundation's chief of staff, police said.

Yesenia Angulo-Gastelum, 26, was booked Thursday night into Maricopa County Jail on suspicion of hit and run after someone called in a tip following media reports, Phoenix police said.

Boulden, 37, was riding a red mountain bicycle east on the shoulder of Pinnacle Peak Road in Phoenix at 6:23 a.m. Feb. 18 when a vehicle struck him from behind. advertisement




The impact killed Boulden, who left behind a 3-year-old daughter. He had returned from visiting her in Germany just the day before the incident, according to Phoenix police and university officials.

Police say Angulo-Gastelum left the scene and failed to provide identification or call for assistance, police said.

"She was brought in for questioning and made admissions, fully aware she struck someone," said Sgt. Joel Tranter, a Phoenix police spokesman. "She said she was afraid of getting caught for striking him."

Angulo-Gastelum said didn't know Boulden and hitting him was not intentional, Tranter said.

Tranter said Angulo-Gastelum and her boyfriend, who was riding in her 1999 Chevy Malibu at the time of the collision, "made a conscious effort" to conceal the car, replace the windshield and make repairs to the body of the car. The two drove the car for a week after a week's worth of repairs, Tranter said.

Detectives discovered red paint from Boulden's bicycle on the car, Tranter said.

Angulo-Gastelum didn't provide information on how the accident happened but Tranter said they were both traveling eastbound. It was dark, but Boulden had lights on his bike.

Her boyfriend has not yet been arrested and police have submitted charges to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

Tranter said thanks to one tip, police were able to solve the case.

"We asked for the public's assistance on this case and it's that one phone call from the public that gives us that one little tidbit of information that our investigators can follow up on and crack the case," he said.

Boulden had been at the ASU Foundation, the university's fund-raising organization, for two years. He played a major role in the organization having its most successful year ever in 2006, university officials said.

"Micheal was a young and vital man with a good heart, and we will miss him terribly," said ASU Foundation President Johnnie Ray. "All of us here at the foundation - Micheal's colleagues and friends - are privileged and honored to have known this lovely young man who left us all too soon."

ASU employees and Boulden's family plan to celebrate his life at a barbecue with jazz music, just as he would have wanted it, officials said.

The celebration is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. at the ASU Fulton Center 300 E. University Drive, near College Street and University Drive.


According to court records, Angula-Gastelum listed her place of employment as the Four Seasons Resort.

Boulden, by the way, leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter.

Hey Congress, is anybody home?

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... 02-ON.html
http://www.azcentral.com/blogs/index.php

He leaves behind a young daughter! We won't hear about this on the news though. We will only hear about how deporting parents breaks up families. This family will never be whole again!

"She was brought in for questioning and made admissions, fully aware she struck someone," said Sgt. Joel Tranter, a Phoenix police spokesman. "She said she was afraid of getting caught for striking him."

Worthless witch- Unlike the 3rd world country you came from, America catches criminals and makes them pay for their crime.

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jp_48504, if you don't want a national I.D., how can we institute a workable system to prevent illegals from getting jobs in this country?
Would you back a national worker's permit?

Hope they throw the book at these scum.

What I found ironic when I found this article was that the original article which is toward the bottom didn't state she was an illegal, but the person who's brief statement I started with, who is from the paper's editorial staff I believe, made the comment about her being and illegal alien.

This was part of a blog and she was applauded by others for making the statement she did. I'm still very disappointed however that the paper didn't include this information in the article.

Originally Posted by Hosay

jp_48504, if you don't want a national I.D., how can we institute a workable system to prevent illegals from getting jobs in this country?
Would you back a national worker's permit?

The IDs we have now work if they are checked.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stor ... 23498.html

Hit-and-run suspect worried about deportation

11:11 AM Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, March 6, 2007

By 3TV

The woman suspected of hitting and killing Micheal Boulden said she did not stop and help because she was worried she'd be deported, according to newly released court documents.

Yesenia Angulo-Gastelum has been charged with a felony of suspicion of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

She remains in custody as a potential flight risk.

Boulden was hit and killed Feb. 18 while riding his bike on Pinnacle Peak Road.

Boulden served as the Arizona State University Foundation's chief of staff for the past two years.

Friends and family gathered in Tempe Monday to remember Boulden.

Friends said he was a fun-loving guy with a huge heart.

Boulden leaves behind a wife and a 3-year-old daughter.

"Family values" at its finest