Woman arrested on suspicion of DUI after death of ATV rider on Antioch street

ANTIOCH — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in the death Saturday of an ATV rider who police say was hit by the woman’s vehicle as she was allegedly driving in the wrong direction on Deer Valley Road.

The 19-year-old woman was arrested in the death of Jerry Hill, 51, police said. The woman posted bail a few hours after her arrest Saturday, according to jail records. She had not been formally charged as of Tuesday morning.

Police have not said where the woman and Hill lived.

Police said in a news release that the head-on collision happened about 9:27 p.m. Saturday on Deer Valley Road near Wildflower Drive.

Police said the woman was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Deer Valley when she hit the ATV driven by Hill. Hill was ejected from the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at the scene.

A 20-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the suspect’s vehicle, sustained a head injury and was taken to a hospital, police said.

Police said after the collision the suspect and two other passengers in her vehicle fled on foot. But they were followed by witnesses, who alerted responding officers; police arrested the suspect a short distance away. Authorities said she appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.

The police investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Rob Green at 925-779-6864 or at rgreen@antiochca.gov. Anonymous tips can be texted to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword ANTIOCH.

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