Huntington Beach Fatal Hit and Run Suspect Arrested

Huntington Beach Fatal Hit and Run Suspect Arrested
A police car in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A Huntington Beach local was found and captured Friday, April 15 after being suspected of hitting an elderly man with his car April 14.

Blake Patraw, 23, was arrested Friday on suspicion of fleeing the deadly collision just before 5 p.m on Thursday, at Yorktown Avenue just east of Newland Street, where witnesses said they saw a grey vehicle hit a pedestrian, who was outside the crosswalk crossing north on Yorktown, according to Jennifer Carey of the Huntington Beach Police Department.

Drew Van Voorhis
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Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.
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