ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A college security guard who was hit while in his golf cart by a drunken driver Tuesday has died from his injuries, investigators said.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said Luis Lopez Garduno, 24, was intoxicated while driving a Mercedes SUV on the campus of Florida College of Integrative Medicine on Rio Grande Avenue in Orlando.
They said he hit James Sensenbaugh, 45, who was in a golf cart.
Troopers said when they arrived at the scene the SUV was on its roof while the golf cart had been crushed against a large tree in the parking lot.
Lopez Garduno walked away from the crash site and hid under one of the school’s portables, authorities said.
When Lopez Garduno eventually crawled out from under the portable, troopers said he appeared sluggish and smelled of alcohol.
They also said he had a flushed, red face and bloodshot eyes.
Authorities said that while in the back of the trooper’s patrol car, Lopez Garduno said he was on his way home and didn’t remember what had happened.
Lopez Garduno is facing multiple charges, including leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
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