[msb-alumni] Re: Man Who Hit and Killed Waverly Student is Legally Blind

  • From: "Marie Reh" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "cmreh" for DMARC)
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  • Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:35:24 -0500



Wasn't there a Hector Oroyo that worked at MSB?



Marie 72



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A 15 year prison sentence isn't nearly enough.



From: Steve <mailto:pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>

Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:05 PM

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Hope they throw the book at him. Fifteen years doesn't seem like enough,
which is the max he faces.



Police: Man who struck, killed Waverly student said he's legally blind Matt
Mencarini , Lansing State Journal CHARLOTTE - The man police said fatally
struck a Waverly High School student with his vehicle last month told police
he didn't have a license because he is legally blind, according to court
records. Hector Arroyo called police to report that he thought he struck a
deer around 7:25 a.m. Oct. 28, while he was driving westbound on Michigan
Avenue, Det. James Maltby, of the Eaton County Sheriff's Office, testified
last month during a court hearing. Arroyo told Maltby he didn't stop because
he didn't have a license and that the Secretary of State had suspended it
because he's "basically legally blind," Maltby testified. Maltby added that
the time frame and location matched up with the crash that killed Waverly
High School ninth-grader Helina Dirba, 13, who was crossing West Michigan
Avenue near Colt Elementary School. She died at a local hospital several
days later. Arroyo is charged with involuntary homicide-manslaughter with a
vehicle, driving while license suspended causing death and failure to stop
at the scene of a crash causing injury or death. Edwar Zeineh, Arroyo's
attorney, said the hearing Maltby testified at just establishes probably
cause for a warrant and like all cases there is more to Arroyo's story than
what was presented during the hearing. "We are in the process of doing our
own investigation, which furthers the work done by the police in the case,"
he said. Arroyo's license was suspended indefinitely in October 2012 for a
medical reason and expired in April, according to the Secretary of State's
Office, which added that he previously petitioned for re-examinations to
lift the suspension. The most recent re-examination in September resulted in
another indefinite suspension. Maltby testified that the damage to Arroyo's
vehicle was consistent with a vehicle-pedestrian crash, based on his
experience. Witnesses told police a vehicle caught their eye before it
struck Dirby because it was driving fast for the time of day and proximity
to a school, Maltby testified. "They were concerned about that and kind of
watched him as he continued on and it was dark out, but they saw him strike
the victim who was 13 years old," he testified. "After striking the victim,
the suspect kept driving. He did not stop. Arroyo faces up to 15 years in
prison if convicted. A preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough
evidence for him to stand trial is scheduled for Dec. 10 in Eaton County
District Court in front of Judge Harvey Hoffman. Contact Matt Mencarini at
(517) 267-1347 or mmencarini@xxxxxxx



Steve

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