Overview
- The GMC pickup struck a man in a wheelchair in the West College Avenue and Clover Drive crosswalk, with 911 calls coming in about 2:47 p.m. Monday.
- Police say the truck began moving when the light turned green while the victim was still crossing, and the two occupants briefly approached him before driving away.
- Investigators identified the truck’s make and model from witness accounts and nearby security video, then used automated license-plate reader data to find the registered address.
- A relative told officers the driver was waiting to surrender, and police detained Isreal Ramirez Sanchez, 21, who was booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in death; a woman believed to be the passenger was detained but not arrested.
- Officials have not released the victim’s name pending coroner confirmation, an autopsy will confirm cause and timing of death, investigators are probing possible impairment, and police and prosecutors are seeking witness statements and video.