UPDATE:
A man was arrested for murder for fatally striking a 54-year-old man in the Southside Little Miss Kickball parking lot after a dispute ensued just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1.
The M.E.'s office identified the 54-year-old man as Artie Rodriguez but they have not given an official cause or manner of death yet.
After detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division continued their investigation and interviewed numerous witnesses, they found out that the actions leading to Rodriguez's death were not accidental.
"The investigation has led to find that there was an additional 44-year-old Hispanic male victim that was struck by the vehicle," CCPD Senior Officer Jennifer Collier said in a blotter post.
Jason Guajardo was arrested for murder ($1,000,000 bond) on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, and was transported to the City Detention Center for booking.
If you have any additional information about this incident, please call detectives at 361-886-2840, or if you would like to be anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=
ORIGINAL:
- Around 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, CCPD received a call for a major traffic accident with an injured pedestrian on scene.
- A 54-year-old man had assaulted a 42-year-old man in a parking lot. The younger man attempted to flee the fight in his car and hit the older man.
- The 54-year-old died at the hospital as a result of his injuries.
An argument on New Year's Day led to a fatal traffic accident involving a pedestrian, according to an officer from the Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD).
On Monday, Jan. 1 at around 1 a.m., CCPD officers were dispatched on a call off the 4200 block of McArdle Rd. for a major traffic accident, with an injured pedestrian.
Officers arrived and provided life-saving measures to the injured 54-year-old man at the scene until medics arrived and transported him to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
While the investigation for this incident is still ongoing, CCPD officers found that the 54-year-old man had assaulted a 42-year-old man in a parking lot. The victim tried to leave the scene in his car to avoid a further attack and hit the other man.
The 42-year-old man stayed and spoke with detectives about the incident once CCPD arrived.
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