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Humberto Munoz Gatica Arrested in Fatal Dana Point DUI Hit-and-Run

Federal sources say he previously ignored a 2012 deportation order after an earlier ICE arrest.

Overview

  • Deputies said 71-year-old Barry William Tutt was struck by a vehicle in Dana Point and later died at a hospital.
  • Witnesses reported a silver Ford sedan fleeing the scene, and detectives identified the driver as 57-year-old Humberto Munoz Gatica of Laguna Niguel.
  • Gatica was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of DUI causing death and hit-and-run causing death or bodily injury.
  • The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Major Accident Investigation Team is leading the ongoing investigation.
  • Federal officials report Gatica was arrested by ICE in 2011, ordered deported in absentia in 2012, remained in California, and that ICE lodged a detainer for him on Nov. 8.