An alleged hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a woman in Hemet over the weekend was taken into custody at a Riverside County casino, authorities said.

The crash happened on Saturday at around 11:15 p.m. when a car driving eastbound on SR-74 and Columbia Street collided with a 71-year-old woman crossing the street, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Police say that the car, a Honda, drove through a red light at the intersection and struck the woman, identified as Debra Dean. She was thrown onto the road due to the impact, police said.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she later died.

Investigating officers identified the suspect as 21-year-old Hemet man William David Camarena. He was located at the Soboba Casino, about 10 minutes away in San Jacinto. Police said

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