Sergio Agustin Oliveros

A man involved in a fatal who walked away from a hospital while getting treatment for serious injuries has been arrested, Tucson police say.

Sergio Agustin Oliveros, 41, left St. Josephโ€™s Hospital Thursday afternoon against medical advice and was reportedly seen near East Broadway Boulevard and South Wilmot Road wearing only a hospital gown.

He was apprehended by police on Christmas Eve night on Tucsonโ€™s east side.

Police say Oliveros was the driver in a fatal crash on Dec. 20 near the intersection of South Pantano Parkway and East Golf Links Road.

Police say Angelica Ceniceros, 31, was killed after she was hit by a Cadillac driven by Oliveros. The driver sped through a red light and the wreck was DUI-related, police have said.

Oliveros was arrested on a warrant on suspicion of murder and booked in to the Pima County jail, police said Saturday in a news release. His bond was set at $1 million.


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