SUSPECT VEHICLE in fatal hit-and-run in Westminster on Saturday morning (WPD photo).
A 24-year-old Westminster man is facing manslaughter and other charges in the aftermath of a fatal traffic collision early Saturday morning in Westminster.
According to Commander Michael Harvey of the WPD, Abdallah Hussein Ali Eid was booked into Orange County Jail on charges of felony driving under the influence, felony hit and run, vehicular manslaughter and driving on a suspended license.
Around 2:03 a.m. police received several calls regarding a traffic collision involving an automobile and a motorcycle. Arriving officers found an adult motorcyclist on the ground in the southbound lanes of Beach Boulevard at McFadden Avenue.
The driver of the automobile – later identified as Ali Eid – was seen running southbound on Beach from the scene of the accident. Officers found the victim in the roadway suffering from severe injuries.
Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded to assist and declared the victim – whose identity was not released pending notification of the next of kin – pronounced dead at the scene.
WPD officers were able to quickly locate Eid in the area with the help of several witnesses. They determined that the Eid was the driver of the car and arrested him for several traffic felonies.
He was taken to a local hospital for injuries he’d suffered in the crash before being booked at Orange County Jail.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Sergeant Kent at (714) 898-3315, ext. 3790.