Amid public and media attention, a woman identified as a person of interest surrendered Wednesday in the case of a father of four struck and killed by a rented Tesla that left the scene and was later abandoned.<\/p>\n
Vanessa Gutierrez, 35, walked into the lobby of LAPD's Central Division station Wednesday afternoon and was booked on suspicion of felony hit and run, according to Det. Moses Castillo.<\/p>\n
The surrender came 13 days after the collision on Olympic Boulevard west of downtown Los Angeles hospitalized Emilio Perez, 34, with a severe brain injury from which he did not recover. He died on Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n
Per his wishes, his organs were harvested for transplants.<\/p>\n
Investigators located the Tesla, and found video they made public of a woman covering it up, before leaving in another vehicle.<\/p>\n
\"Gutierrez could not take it anymore,\" said Det. Castillo, who believes the woman's conscience compelled her to surrender.<\/p>\n
At this point in the investigation, it appears to Castillo that Gutierrez was not criminally liable for the impact itself, but faces prosecution for leaving the scene without stopping to help.<\/p>\n
Police are still seeking another person of interest in the case.<\/p>\n
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