FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — The man connected to a fatal hit-and-run of an elderly couple was picked up from San Diego County jail and transferred to the Fresno County jail.
48-year-old Omar Chavez of Reedley was recently arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing at the CBX bridge connecting the Tijuana Airport.
He was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed Luis Martinez Araujo and Maria Juarez Mendez.
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Chavez was picked up from San Diego County Jail and transferred to Fresno County Jail on charges related to the hit-and-run.
His bail has been set at $45,000.