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Yuma, Arizona - The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver involved in this fatal collision. He had fled the scene after the collision. Freddy Rodriguez, 23, of San Luis Arizona, is wanted for 2nd Degree Homicide. He is known to be hiding in Mexico to avoid arrest. If Rodriguez is seen, the Sheriff’s Office should be contacted immediately at (928) 783-4427

On June 21, 2008 at approximately 5:13 am the Yuma County Sheriff’s office received a report of a single vehicle collision.

The vehicle involved was silver in color, 2002, Jeep Cherokee. The vehicle had been traveling westbound along a dirt road when it, failed to negotiate a turn. and left the roadway. The vehicle came to rest, upside down, in a canal filled with approximately four feet of water.

The vehicle had four occupants at the time of the collision; currently the driver of the vehicle is unknown. The right front passenger, Mr. Diego Heredia JR, a 27 year Hispanic male from San Luis, Arizona was pronounced deceased on scene due to injuries sustained as a result of the collision. The two passengers in the rear of the vehicle were treated by Rural Metro Personnel and released with no apparent injuries.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation.  It appears that alcohol may have been a factor in the collision.