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A driver who suffered extensive injuries after being hit by a suspected drunk driver has died.
On Tuesday, the driver who allegedly caused the crash, Joseph Richard Gomez, 31, who had recently moved to Enoch though court records show him being from Miami, Arizona, was charged in Millard County’s 4th District Court with automobile homicide, a second-degree felony. Gomez was also charged with DUI, a third-degree felony; having an open container in his vehicle on the freeway and driving on a suspended license, both class C misdemeanors; and a pair of traffic infractions.
MILLARD COUNTY A driver who suffered extensive injuries after being hit by a suspected drunk driver has died.
On Tuesday, the driver who allegedly caused the crash, Joseph Richard Gomez, 31, who had recently moved to Enoch though court records show him being from Miami, Arizona, was charged in Millard County s 4th District Court with automobile homicide, a second-degree felony. Gomez was also charged with DUI, a third-degree felony; having an open container in his vehicle on the freeway and driving on a suspended license, both class C misdemeanors; and a pair of traffic infractions.
On Saturday, witnesses said Gomez was driving erratically in a Nissan Maxima on I-15 south of Kanosh, Millard County, according to a police affidavit.