MODESTO, Calif. — A man was arrested Saturday after an assault that left a woman dead the day before, according to the Modesto Police Department.
Officers were send to the northbound Highway 99 offramp at 6th Street around 8:53 p.m. Friday about a hit-and-run crash. The woman was taken to the hospital but later died from her injuries, according to police. An investigation into the crash found she had been assaulted in Modesto prior to being found and taken to the hospital.
Police identified 32-year-old Ruben Olvera as a suspect in the woman's death. He turned himself in to an officer in downtown Modesto around 3 p.m. Saturday.
Police are still investigating and say the victim knew Olvera and may have been in a relationship.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged by police to contact them at 209-342-9162.
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