Driver Arrested In Connection With Hit-And-Run That Killed 69-Year-Old Woman

GARDEN GROVE, CA — A suspected drunken motorist has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run fatality crash in Garden Grove, authorities said Saturday.

A witness followed the vehicle until it was ultimately stopped by Garden Grove police officers, said Garden Grove police Sgt. Thomas Capps.

A witness called police about 11:15 p.m. Friday to report seeing a vehicle versus pedestrian crash at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Palm Avenue, Capps said.

"The vehicle was described as a white Cadillac SRX, which failed to stop at the collision," according to a police statement. "The witness followed the vehicle until it was ultimately stopped by Garden Grove offices."

Paramedics rushed the pedestrian, a 69-year-old woman, to a hospital where she later died from her injuries.

"The driver was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, and impairment is believed to have been a contributing factor in this collision," according to the police statement.

Anyone with information regarding the crash was urged to call the Garden Grove Police Department at 714-741-5230.