UpdatedThu, Jul 1, 2021 at 7:50 pm PT
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The reason why 33-year-old Sean Bowman was on the freeway is still under investigation. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
RIVERSIDE, CA A pedestrian found dead on the right shoulder of the 91 Freeway early Thursday morning walked into traffic and was fatally struck, but the driver who hit the person fled the scene, the California Highway Patrol has determined.
The pedestrian, who was identified late Thursday as 33-year-old Sean Bowman of Riverside, was found dead around 12:2o a.m. on the westbound side of the freeway, east of La Sierra Avenue, in Riverside.
A preliminary CHP investigation suggests the man walked directly in the path of a vehicle that hit him. After the collision, the unknown driver fled the scene and is still outstanding, CHP Officer J. Quintero reported Thursday afternoon.
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Jesus Ernesto Rios, 33, of Downey was arrested immediately after the crash. (Shutterstock)
MURRIETA, CA A convicted felon accused of slamming into a hatchback sedan at a Hemet intersection while driving drunk, killing two women and seriously injuring a third, was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree murder and other offenses.
Jesus Ernesto Rios, 33, of Downey was arrested immediately after the crash Saturday on Florida Avenue that fatally injured 21-year-old Dane Adkins-Radford and Emily Hale, both 21 and of Hemet. Their friend, Alyssa Salas of Hemet, suffered life-threatening injuries.
Along with the murder counts, Rios is charged with felony driving under the influence and a sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegation. He s being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta and is slated to make his initial court appearance Thursday at the Banning Justice Center.