(Moline, IL) -- A man wanted in a fatal Moline crash from February turns himself in to police.
Moline Police say on February 17th, the Rock Island County State’s attorney filed charges against 21-year-old Jose Alejandra Mejia-Martinez, of Davenport. Mejia-Martinez is facing a charge of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. Police say the charge is an aggravated charge due to the DUI resulting in a death.
In February, Francisco Javier Vera Vasquez was killed when the car he was riding in became submerged in the Mississippi River. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police tel KWQC-TV that Mejia-Martinez was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash. They say his name was not released prior due to him being hospitalized with injuries sustained in the crash.
On May 6th, Mejia-Martinez turned himself into the police department and was arrested on the outstanding warrant. Mejia-Martinez posted bond and was released on $30,000 bond.
(Photo by KWQC / Moline Police)