San Pablo police make arrest in fatal hit-and-run crash

SAN PABLO – A 30-year-old Richmond man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash last month in San Pablo, police said.

The collision happened around 8:20 p.m. on Aug. 24 in the 1300 block of 23rd Street, according to the San Pablo Police Department.

Police said the suspect was speeding southbound in a silver Dodge Charger when he veered into the northbound lane and hit a 51-year-old Richmond man walking in the roadway.

The driver did not stop, according to police. The pedestrian, meanwhile, died of his injuries at the scene.

The pedestrian’s identity was not released Wednesday.

The Dodge was found unoccupied roughly 40 minutes later in Richmond, police said.

Detectives went on to identify the driver as Charles Michael Johnson III. On Tuesday, he was arrested without incident in the 2700 block of El Portal Drive in San Pablo.

Johnson was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run.

Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police department at 510-215-3150.

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