Family identifies Wichita man killed in southeast Wichita; woman jailed
Authorities have arrested a woman on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence in connection with a Wednesday night hit-and-run traffic crash that killed a motorcyclist in southeast Wichita.
Lila Garcia, 25, of Wichita was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail at 1:25 a.m. Thursday, according to an online inmate log. She is being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond, records show, and is also under suspicion for failure to stop at a deadly accident, misdemeanor DUI and a tag violation.
A family member has identified the man who died as Alberto Ortiz.
A GoFundMe set up by his sister, Laura Franco, has raised $2,240, as of 4:50 p.m., of the $5,000 goal to help pay for funeral costs. The GoFundMe is available at bit.ly/3jTdpc4.
According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office’s daily accident bulletin, Garcia struck and fatally injured the motorcyclist while he was driving in the area of 6300 E. Pawnee, near Woodlawn, around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. Sheriff’s Sgt. Lanon Thompson said after the collision Garcia drove away from the crash scene and was arrested later.
Sheriff’s Office investigators plan to present their findings to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office for review. The prosecutor’s office will decide what formal charges might be filed.
Garcia had not been formally charged as of Thursday.
This story was originally published August 12, 2021 at 12:59 PM.
