Man arrested on suspicion of deadly DUI hit-and-run in SW Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing a man in a drunken driving hit-and-run incident in October, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

Nicholas Aguirre, Jr., 38 was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and hit-and-run causing injury, according to police.

Aguirre was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility, police said.

Man found dead on road in SW Bakersfield neighborhood

Jared Paul Mitchell, 47, of Bakersfield was found dead in the 7900 block of Camino Media just after 8 a.m. Oct 12, according to officials.

Investigators with Bakersfield police have been working to confirm what caused Mitchell’s death since October.

Police also previously said preliminary evidence suggested a car may have struck Mitchell, but no vehicle nor driver were at the scene.

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