Female Out for a Jog When Killed in DUI Crash

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 10-8-24, 6:32 p.m.
LOCATION: South Rio Vista St and Wagner Ave
AREA/CITY: Anaheim
DETAILS:

FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION INVESTIGATION

ANAHEIM, Calif. (October 9, 2024) – Anaheim Police Department investigates a
fatal traffic collision involving a pedestrian.
On October 8, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Anaheim Police officers and
Anaheim Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the area of Wagner Ave and Rio
Vista St for a single-vehicle traffic collision. The preliminary investigation indicated
that a silver Mercedes sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on
Wagner Avenue. The driver failed to negotiate a 90-degree left turn onto Rio Vista
St and went off the road, through a greenbelt, and into a riverbed. When officers
arrived, they located two subjects nearby who were believed to be inside the
vehicle during the collision. Both occupants were transported to the hospital with
minor injuries.
During the investigation, a male resident who lived in the area contacted the
officers and reported that his wife went for a walk on the greenbelt but had not
returned home. Officers searched the Greenbelt with the assistance of the
Anaheim Police Air Support helicopter. Tragically, they located a female who
was deceased in the dense brush near the traffic collision. Based on the
circumstances, it is believed she was struck by the vehicle as it went off the road
and that she was the wife of the man who reported her missing from her walk.
The driver of the Mercedes was identified as Raymundo Rangel, a 33-year-old
resident of Santa Ana. It is believed alcohol was a contributing factor to the
collision. Mr. Rangel is currently in custody for gross vehicular manslaughter and
felony DUI.
The intersection of Wagner Ave and Rio Vista St was shut down for several hours.
Anaheim Fire and Rescue’s Urban Search and Rescue team responded to
recover the victim’s body. Traffic investigators are asking anyone with information
about this incident to contact the Anaheim Police Department at 714-765-1900.

HANDLING AGENCIES: Anaheim Police Department
SOT(s): Yes, Fire Captain, A woman at the scene and Sgt. Matt Sutter, PIO Anaheim PD,

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