Fresno Pacific University student-athlete arrested for deadly Fresno hit-and-run crash

A Fresno Pacific University student has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash in east-central Fresno.

Authorities took Miguel Ortiz Montilla into custody on Tuesday for the crime that happened on April 4.

The Fresno Pacific University Athletics website shows the 23-year-old is a senior on the baseball team.

He's accused of driving the car that hit and killed 38-year-old Bryant Fields on Chestnut near Clinton Avenue.

Police say they discovered through videos that Montilla ran Fields over, made a U-turn and drove by the scene again before fleeing.

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