20-Year-Old Hai Ming Chen Arrested for Fatally Hitting ATV Driver
A twenty-year-old driver has been arrested and hit with multiple criminal charges following a horrific traffic accident that claimed the life of Georgeville resident, Thomas Martinez. According to police. Hai Ming Chen has been formally charged after Chen’s Dodge Charger allegedly slammed into the back of an ATV being ridden by the twenty-seven-year-old Martinez, launching him into a roadside drain with fatal force. ASP Stacy Smith shares more details on the arrest.
Stacy Smith
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
“As a consequence of the ongoing investigation into the road traffic accident which claimed the life of Thomas Lester Martinez, police have formally arrested and charged Hai Min Chen for the crimes of manslaughter by negligence and causing death by careless conduct and the offense of drove motor vehicle without due care and attention.”
Chen’s arrest comes as the grieving Martinez family continues to press for swift accountability, demanding that justice be served without delay.
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