Salt Lake man charged with deliberately hitting pedestrian throughout combat 3 years in the past

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man was charged Tuesday with deliberately operating over a person exterior a Salt Lake live performance venue three years in the past after which attempting to run off, leaving the person in extraordinarily important situation.

Guadalupe De La Cruz Perez, 27, is charged in third District Court docket with aggravated assault leading to severe harm, a second-degree felony; DUI, a category A misdemeanor; plus driving on a denied license and having an open container in his automobile, class B misdemeanors.

On March 14, 2021, Salt Lake police have been referred to as ot the 801 Conference and Occasion Heart, 1055 W. North Temple, on a report of an auto-pedestrian crash. They arrived to discover a man on the bottom “with tire marks throughout his abdomen and blood protecting his face,” in accordance with charging paperwork. “Officers have been later knowledgeable that (the person) suffered two damaged femurs, a damaged pelvis, damaged ribs and an injured spleen.”

Witnesses stated a combat broke out after a live performance on the heart was completed. A safety guard advised officers the sufferer and one other man have been seen “sprinting via the dust lot whereas the driving force of the car, recognized as Guadalupe De La Cruz Perez, following behind in a automobile,” the fees state.

Each of the boys have been hit, “throwing the unknown male onto the hood, and dragging (the sufferer) beneath the automobile for about 16 toes,” the fees state. The critically injured man was “nonetheless pinned beneath the car” when others tried to assist him.

The second man who was hit ran away when safety guards approached him. Perez additionally tried to depart, however guards have been capable of get him out of the automobile and maintain onto him till police arrived.

“Officers spoke with Perez who was incoherent and unable to sit down up by himself. Officers positioned Perez’s Utah driving privilege card and a California identification and confirmed that each have been suspended,” the fees state.

A toxicology report from Perez’s blood confirmed his blood-alcohol stage on the time was 0.12% and cocaine was present in his system, the fees allege. Police reported discovering an empty bottle of alcohol within the car.

Perez was driving between 19 mph and 20 mph when he hit the victims, in accordance with police.

Prosecutors say Perez has beforehand been convicted of DUI, negligent collision and is an alcohol restricted driver.

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