Suspected drunk driver arrested after deadly hit-and-run in south Sacramento
SACRAMENTO — A driver suspected of a DUI was arrested following a hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in the South Sacramento area Monday night, authorities said.
The collision happened just before 10 p.m. at 29th Street and Gardendale Road in the city's Meadowview neighborhood.
According to Sacramento police, the pedestrian, only described as an adult man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver was located a short while later at a nearby residence. He was identified as Bobby Thomas, 60.
Sacramento police said Thomas was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI.
