HERCULES (KRON) — A woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly running over and killing her boyfriend after an argument in a Hercules parking lot, according to police.
Police say Desire Borela got into a fight with a man she was dating and then ran him down in the parking lot of a condominium complex in the 100 block of Glenwood.
The man has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as 22-year-old Ian Irby of Hercules,
A witness called police at about 5:20 p.m. to report that a woman who turned out to be Borela was driving in circles with a man trapped under the car, police said.
Officers arrived about four minutes after the initial call but Borela had already fled, according to police.
The 2006 Nissan Maxima she was driving was found abandoned on Village Parkway near the entrance to the condo complex.
At about 8:30 p.m., Borela walked into the Hercules Police Department to turn herself in.
She was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and taken to county jail in Martinez.