A well-known fashion photographer, Alberto Jose Serejo, 51, was killed during a photo shoot when he was struck by a driver “under the influence of inhalants and prescription drugs” on Highway 62 in San Bernardino County, California late Wednesday.Serejo, a “Brazilian born Danish photographer was working with live models during a high fashion shoot in front of the Joshua Tree Inn” when a Mazda pick-up truck veered off the highway at 50 mph, jumped the curb, and hit him from behind around 5:10 p.m. An ambulance transported Serejo to nearby High Desert Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m.
The driver, who fled the scene, was caught by authorities shortly after 6:00 p.m. when he crashed his truck into an oncoming vehicle at an intersection several miles away. California Highway Patrol officers quickly determined that the vehicle had been involved in the hit-and-run, and took the suspect, 57-year-old Daniel Howell, of Joshua Tree into custody for a drug evaluation and further questioning.
Howell was later arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of inhalants and prescription drugs, felony hit and run, and vehicular manslaughter. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.
Alberto Serejo’s work can be seen on his online portfolio at http://www.astudio.dk/.
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