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Suspected drunk driver arrested after fatal Bradenton crash on Cortez Road, police say


Suspected drunk driver arrested after fatal Bradenton crash on Cortez Road, police say

A suspected drunk driver was arrested after police say he ran a red light at high speed, causing a fatal crash in Bradenton on Saturday night.

The Bradenton Police Department says Cesar Navarrete, 25, was speeding in the westbound lanes of Cortez Road at around 10:40 p.m. Saturday night in his Nissan Altima when he ran a red light, causing him to crash into the passenger side of a Chevrolet Equinox turning northbound on 43rd Street W.

The passenger in the Equinox, 37-year-old Sara Holmes, was taken to a nearby trauma center, where police say she died Sunday morning.

The 36-year-old driver of the Chevrolet Equinox, who was not named by police, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Navarrete and an unnamed passenger in the Altima were also injured, according to a news release.

Police arrested Navarrete on an outstanding warrant for driving with a suspended license, according to a news release.

Investigators said they suspect Navarrete was impaired at the time of the crash and conducted a DUI investigation. Additional charges are pending the outcome of the investigation, police say.

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