South Hill man killed in crash by suspected drunken driver

A South Hill man died late Monday after a suspected drunken driver ran a red light and plowed into the man’s vehicle, Puyallup police said.

Jose Luis Gonzalez-Olaguez, 46, was traveling south on South Meridian about 11:20 p.m. when a woman driving a truck ran a red light at East Pioneer Street and struck Gonzalez-Olaguez’s vehicle.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers arrested the other driver, a 24-year-old Tacoma woman, on suspicion of vehicular homicide. She was not hurt in the wreck.

Police said it appears the woman had been drinking.

This story was originally published February 9, 2016 at 6:56 AM with the headline "South Hill man killed in crash by suspected drunken driver."