The California Highway Patrol announced Sunday that Jose Amaya-Rivera, 41, was arrested on murder charges after a suspected DUI crash on March 23.
The crash occurred at about 11:43 pm according to CHP where a two vehicle crash occurred on SR-4 eastbound, just west of Willow Pass Road, causing major injuries to the parties in a Ford Escape. The party from the other vehicle, a Ford Transit, was not injured. The two female passengers from the Escape were transported to John Muir Walnut Creek with major injuries. The driver of the Escape, Jose Amaya-Rivera, was also transported to the John Muir hospital for his injuries and was also placed under arrest for FELONY DUI, causing major injuries to his passengers. He remained under hospital care due to his injuries.
On March 30, CHP said one of the female passengers from the Escape died from her injuries. A warrant was issued for Amaya-Rivera and upon his medical release from the hospital yesterday, April 7, he was promptly placed under arrest at 2:26pm for the charges of 187(a) PC – Murder, 2 counts of Felony DUI – 23153(a)VC, 23153(b)VC, and 14601.5(a)VC-Driving with a suspended driver license for prior DUI.
He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.
3 comments
No way Jose…your outta here
What a waste, completely, 100 percent preventable. That’s what makes it all the more tragic.
Bad Hombre
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