Pedestrian Killed In Suspected DUI Crash

PERRIS, CA — A person, walking along a Perris road, was stuck and killed over the weekend by a vehicle driven by a suspected impaired driver, according to law enforcement.

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to the collision Saturday at 7:15 p.m. at Dunlap Drive and San Jacinto Avenue.

The motorist, Lizbet Diaz, 27 of Riverside, was arrested and booked at Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta after receiving precautionary medical treatment, authorities said.

Diaz allegedly was traveling east on San Jacinto Avenue at "a high rate of speed," when she collided with two parked vehicles and the pedestrian, who was walking east along the shoulder of San Jacinto, the department said.

The pedestrian, not yet identified, was declared deceased at the scene, deputies said, adding that "deputies determined alcohol was a factor in the collision."

Anyone with additional information can contact Deputy Kiebach at the Perris Sheriff’s Station at 951-210-1150

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