FREMONT — It started as a get together between two young adults who’d just met, and ended with a man accidentally killing his date in a car crash, then running from the area and calling a friend for a ride, according to police.

Now, 23-year-old Ivan Mejia, of Hayward, is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving under the influence. It all stems from the May 11, 2024 single-vehicle crash on Interstate 880 in Fremont, where Mejia’s passenger, 19-year-old Citlaly Morales Martinez, was thrown clear of the vehicle and killed, according to court records.

The criminal complaint says Mejia has a prior misdemeanor DUI conviction in Santa Clara County, which occurred two years before the fatal crash.

Police say that a little after 3

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