Crash ID: Woman Killed In Possible DUI Accident In Fremont

FREMONT, CA — A woman killed in a crash in Fremont Sunday evening that police call possibly DUI-related was identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau on Monday as 70-year-old Erlinda Domingo of Newark.

The collision happened around 6:15 p.m. on Central Avenue just east of Blacow Road. Central was closed in both directions for several hours as police conducted their investigation and gathered evidence.

According to a release from police, the crash involved a mini-van and Honda Civic. "The male driver of the mini-van fled the scene on foot. The man was located by officers in a nearby neighborhood and taken into custody. A passenger in the Honda sadly passed away at the scene as a result of injuries."

Juan Martinez, 47, of Newark, is being held at the Fremont Jail in lieu of $95,000 bail. Charges are expected to be filed on Tuesday. Court records indicate that Martinez pleaded no contest on April 27, 2017, to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge and was placed on five years' probation. In exchange for his plea, Alameda County prosecutors dismissed four other misdemeanor counts that it had filed against him: hit-and-run, resisting a peace officer and driving on a suspended license.

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— Patch editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News contributed to this story