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Arcadia Man Accused of DUI in Fatal Accident on 10 Freeway

Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, was booked for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony DUI and driving without a license in the death of Caltrans subcontractor Connor Penhall.

BALDWIN PARK (CNS) - A suspected drunken driver from Arcadia killed a roadworker on a closed section of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, the l reported.

The Caltrans subcontractor, 21-year-old Connor Penhall of Corona, was operating a concrete saw on the westbound side of the freeway at Francisquito Avenue when he was killed around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, the CHP reported.

Penhall, who is the son of racer-turned-actor Bruce Penhall, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, of Arcadia, was booked for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony DUI and driving without a license, said CHP Officer Kerri Rivas.  Sakamoto did not have a California driver's license, Rivas said. He had a Hawaii driver's license with a Honolulu address, Zorrilla said.

The westbound freeway was closed for scheduled construction work about 11 p.m. Wednesday, the CHP reported. Sakamoto drove his Toyota Rav4 into a coned-off area, Zorrilla said.

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"Everything was closed off with signs and cones, and he still came through that,'' Zorrilla said.

Officers administered a Breathalyzer test and arrested Sakamoto, Zorrilla said.

The westbound lanes were closed while an investigation was conducted, and all lanes were reopened about 6:20 a.m., the CHP reported.

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