Sacramento man arrested after hit-and-run that killed pedestrian in Rancho Cordova
Police have identified and arrested the suspected driver in a November hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in Rancho Cordova.
Officers on Wednesday served a warrant and arrested Derek A. Gibson, 52, of Sacramento in connection with a Nov. 8 crash that left a man dead in the area of Trinity River Drive and Sunrise Boulevard, the Rancho Cordova Police Department said in a news release.
Gibson was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on a felony count of hit-and-run causing death or serious injury, as well as a misdemeanor count of driving without a license. He is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail.
The victim’s identity has not yet been released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.
Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee