A Temecula man has died following an assault in the roadway late Saturday night, and authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the incident, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reported.
According to deputies, a routine patrol from the Southwest Sheriff’s Station led to the discovery of 35-year-old George Fresquez IV lying unresponsive in the roadway of Pechanga Parkway near Wolf Valley Road at 11:50 p.m. on September 6. Deputies immediately rendered medical aid, but Fresquez succumbed to traumatic injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators determined that Fresquez had initially been assaulted in the roadway and left incapacitated before being hit by a vehicle traveling south on Pechanga Parkway. The driver of the vehicle cooperated with authorities and was later released. Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the collision, the sheriff’s office said.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit assumed the investigation, ultimately identifying 39-year-old Alex Leyva of Vista as the suspect in the assault. Leyva was later taken into custody, interviewed at the Southwest Sheriff’s Station, and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of murder.
Authorities said no additional suspects are believed to be involved, and the case will be forwarded to the Riverside District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Investigator Farag of the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777 or Southwest Station Investigator Mills at (951) 696-3000.
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