A suspected drunk driver has been arrested on murder charges after police say he intentionally ran over and killed a father-of-seven who had warned him to slow down.
Relatives of 40-year-old Victor Herrera say all of his children - ranging in age from one to 19 - witnessed as their father was mowed over in Long Beach, California, on Saturday night.
The driver fled the scene but was later located by police, who have identified him as 29-year-old Long Beach resident Sokhorn Hor.
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Victor Herrera, 40, was run over and killed by a suspected drunk driver in front of his seven children on Saturday night in Long Beach, California. He is pictured above with his wife
Herrera, pictured back row left with his family, had been walking home from the store with his 12-year-old daughter when a red sedan sped past them at a crosswalk and the father-of-seven confronted the driver, who police later identified as 29-year-old Sokhorn Hor
Herrera and his 12-year-old daughter were walking home from the store at around 11pm when a motorist sped past them on a crosswalk at an intersection.
'I guess the guy was coming really fast,' Herrera's nephew Daniel Escobar told KTLA.
'Victor was like: "Hey man, what's going on?"'
The driver of the red sedan can be seen on surveillance footage pulling into a parking lot and confronting Herrera.
Herrera told his daughter to run home to get help, and minutes later a group of family members runs around the corner to the parking lot.
Escobar said the group watched as the driver pulled out of the lot and struck Herrera before fleeing the scene.
Police located Hor shortly after the crash, but when they tried to pull him over he tried to flee again and crashed into a parked car.
The 29-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held on $2million bail. He is expected to be arraigned Tuesday.
Blurry surveillance footage shows the driver pulling into a parking lot and arguing with Herrera
Herrera's relatives, including his nephew Daniel Escobar (left) and mother Dolores Herrera (right) held a vigil near the scene of the crash on Monday
The community held a vigil for the slain father-of-seven on Monday near the scene of the crash.
'He died protecting his family, at all costs,' one woman at the vigil said.
Herrera, who is survived by his children, wife and five-year-old granddaughter, has been remembered as a family man who was always the life of the party and great at giving advice.
'He loved everybody,' the victim's mother, Dolores Herrera, told KTLA. 'My heart is aching for him. He was my baby.'
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help Herrera's heartbroken family cover his funeral costs.
'The world lost one of the funniest, most loving people that could ever walk this Earth,' the fundraising page says.
'We love you Victor. Your love will live on because you shared it with so many of us.'
Herrera, who is survived by his wife (above), children and five-year-old granddaughter, has been remembered as a family man who was great at giving advice
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Herrera's heartbroken family cover his funeral costs
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Main photo article A suspected drunk driver has been arrested on murder charges after police say he intentionally ran over and killed a father-of-seven who had warned him to slow down.
Relatives of 40-year-old Victor Herrera say all of his children – ranging in age from one to 19 – witnessed as their ...
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