2 Wanted Fatal South Bay Hit-And-Run Suspects Arrested: Cops

GILROY, CA — Two wanted suspects in separate Gilroy fatal hit-and-run crashes this week have been arrested, police said.

A suspect sought in connection with a fatal South Bay hit-and-run crash Monday night involving a pedestrian victim was arrested Wednesday, Gilroy police said.

Derek Shingu, 54 of Gilroy, was arrested after he turned himself in to the Gilroy Police Department at around 10:20 a.m., police said.

Shingu was arrested on suspicion of hit and run resulting in death or injury and vehicular manslaughter and booked at Santa Clara County Jail, police said.

The crash in the area of Wren Avenue and El Cerrito Way was reported at 8:54 p.m., police said.

The victim, a Gilroy man, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The suspect vehicle, described as a gray or charcoal colored SUV with front-end damage, had last been seen fleeing the area northbound on Wren Avenue from El Cerrito Way, according to police.

On Tuesday, police responded to a second hit-and-run at the intersection of First Street and Wren Avenue, where a 92-year-old Gilroy man riding a mobility scooter was found unconscious in the roadway, according to police.

He was taken to a hospital where he later died. His name was not released.

The driver fled the scene, but police identified the suspected car using a recently-installed license plate monitoring system.

A 16-year-old boy was identified as the suspected driver and arrested, police said.

He was booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of hit-and-run resulting in death or injury, and vehicular manslaughter.

Anyone with information about these cases is asked to contact Officer Julio Romero at (408) 846-0523.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the agency’s Tip Line at (408) 846-0330.

— Bay City News contributed to this report