NUEVO: Sheriff’s deputies arrest man in connection with fatal crash

July 10, 2015 5:10 pm

Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old man Friday, July 10, after a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said.

Roberto Perez was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the inluence. He was booked at Robert Presley Detention Center and was being held in lieu of $75,000, according to online jail records.

Perez was traveling on Hansen Avenue north of Lakeview Avenue in Nuevo at an unknown rate of speed when he made a turn to the right, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol.

The car struck a tree, injuring Perez and killing his passenger, according the release.

The passenger was identified by Riverside County Coroner’s officials as Cesar Zuniga, 18, of Nuevo.

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