Hayward man turns himself in after fatal alleged hit-and-run, police say

FREMONT – A Hayward driver who authorities say was intoxicated turned himself in to Fremont police for an alleged hit-and-run that killed a jogger, according to a news release.

Police said that on Sunday night the suspect — Brian Gutierrez, a 29-year-old Hayward man — was allegedly under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he hit a woman who was jogging northbound on Mission Boulevard near Nursery Avenue, in Fremont’s Niles district.

Authorities found the jogger dead at the scene around 8:40 p.m., police said. Her name has not been released

Police say Gutierrez fled the scene on foot. After an officer contacted him via phone, he reportedly decided to turn himself in to authorities.

“Drug and alcohol impairment, as well as speed, are believed to be factors in this collision,” police said.

Police arrested Gutierrez at 9:59 p.m. in Hayward, according to jail records. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail on Monday morning on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol, causing bodily injury.

His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m. in Department 702. He is being held in lieu of a $125,000 bail.

This is Fremont’s fifth traffic fatality this year, police said.