25-year-old suspect arrested for hit-and-run crash killing pedestrian in Irvine

A 25-year-old man was arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Irvine. The Irvine Police Department identified the suspect as Felix Murillo, 25, of Lake Forest. On June 11, officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Alton Parkway and Irvine Center Drive just before 9 p.m. The pedestrian was using a marked crosswalk to cross Alton Parkway when they were struck by a vehicle traveling through the busy intersection, police said. The victim was transported to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. The suspect driver fled the scene without checking on the injured victim.  An alert community member later spotted a black Ford SUV with front-end damage parked on the side of the road near Barranca Parkway and SR-133 and notified police. Investigators responded to the scene and determined the SUV was involved in the hit-and-run collision.  Murrillo was identified as the suspect and on June 12, he was taken into custody. He will be booked at Orange County Jail on felony hit-and-run charges.  Authorities have not released the victim’s identity. “We thank the community for the information they shared, which helped lead to the suspect's quick arrest,” Irvine police said in a statement.