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

From: "Gary" <k8hlx@xxxxxxx>
To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 02:48:19 -0500

BlankI also think they sould throw the book at him, but I also wonder if he
isn’t a bit crazy besides!

From: Steve
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:05 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Man Who Hit and Killed Waverly Student is Legally Blind

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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