Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run That Left Woman On Walk Dead: Police

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — An Orange County man was charged Thursday with a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman out on an evening walk.

Santa Ana resident Raymundo Rangel of Santa Ana was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, DUI with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or more causing injury and hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury, all felonies.

Rangel also faces sentencing enhancements for leaving the scene of a manslaughter and inflicting great bodily injury on the victim.

The suspect is accused of killing 49-year-old Jessica Ferrino of Anaheim, the Orange County Sheriff Department reported.

The crash was reported at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wagner Avenue and Rio Vista Street, the Anaheim Police Department said.

Rangel was reportedly behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz car speeding on Wagner when he lost control while attempting a 90-degree left turn onto Rio Vista, driving into a greenbelt and riverbed.

The victim's husband approached officers at the scene and said his wife, who went out for a stroll on the greenbelt, did not return home and was missing, Sutter said. That prompted officers to search the area, where they found her body near the crash.

Rangel was charged with cruelty to animals on Sept. 24 and a warrant was issued for his arrest last month, according to court records. The animal abuse allegedly happened Sept. 8 in Fountain Valley, according to the criminal complaint.

City News Service contributed to this report.