Driver arrested for killing skateboarder in hit-and-run crash, Visalia police say

Friday, August 28, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 51-year-old driver was arrested after police say he hit and killed a person on a skateboard in Visalia, then drove away, on Thursday night.

Visalia police officers found the skateboarder dead near the intersection of Dinuba and Riggin Avenue just after 9 p.m.
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Investigators eventually found the suspect's vehicle abandoned nearby.

Detectives tracked down the alleged driver, Carlos Rivera, and arrested him at his home.
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Officers have not identified the person killed in the crash.
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