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.
Teen Driver Arrested, Suspected of DUI After Pedestrian Fatally Struck In Palo Alto
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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