RICHMOND — A 16-year-old boy died early Monday after the vehicle he was backing out of his driveway was struck by a suspected drunken driver who was later arrested, police said.
The youth was identified by the coroner’s office Tuesday as Ricardo Funes.
The fatal collision happened about 12:05 a.m. Monday on Ohio Avenue near South 20th Street, police said.
Police said the youth was backing out of his home’s driveway when his vehicle was struck by a speeding vehicle going eastbound on Ohio Avenue.
The impact left both drivers trapped in their vehicles. They were extricated by firefighters and taken to a hospital where Funes died, police said.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 30-year-old man, was treated and released at a hospital and was placed under arrest for vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police said.
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