Crime & Safety
Repeat DUI Offender Accused Of Murder After Fatal SF Pedestrian Crash
Police believe the suspect was again driving drunk before fatally striking a pedestrian.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man suspected of being under the influence when he struck a pedestrian in San Francisco is facing serious charges after the pedestrian died from their injuries last week, police said.
Police say repeat DUI offender David Maldonado Sanabria, 29, was driving under the influence when he struck a pedestrian walking in the area of Moscow Street and France Avenue around 7:05 p.m. on Oct. 1.
Maldonado Sanabria was found three miles away from the crash and taken into custody in connection with the crash, the San Francisco Police Department said Monday.
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The pedestrian, meanwhile, died on Oct. 19 from their injuries, police said.
Following the pedestrian's death, police rebooked Maldonado Sanabria on suspicion of second-degree murder, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, causing a fatality, with reckless disregard for human life, fleeing the scene of a collision, causing bodily injury, fleeing the scene of a fatal collision, and driving a vehicle under the combined influence of drugs and alcohol, causing great bodily injury and violation of probation, police said.
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