One person has died, and another has been hospitalized after being hit by a car in Fresno’s Tower District.
It happened after 1:30 am Wednesday behind the Dollar Tree on Maroa and Fern.
Police say they received a 911 call of a vehicle hitting at least two people.
They arrived to find an unhoused man and woman struck in the parking lot.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to Community Regional Medical Center. Her condition is unknown.
Police are still investigating what led up to the incident.
Fresno police say that the driver was under the influence of alcohol when the crash happened.
She’s now identified as 25-year-old Cameron Aguilar.
She’s been booked into the Fresno County jail on charges including gross vehicle manslaughter, two counts of driving over the alcohol limit causing death, two counts of intoxicated driving causing death, and causing great bodily injury during a felony.
Members of the city’s homeless community are coming together to remember the man who died.