WHITTIER, Calif. (KABC) -- A fugitive who was wanted in connection with a fatal 2017 hit-and-run crash in Whitter arrived in Southern California on Thursday after being extradited from Australia, authorities said.
Andrea Dorothy Chan Reyes is suspected in a collision that left a bicyclist dead after being struck by a Lexus sedan and dragged near the intersection of Calmada Avenue and Flormar Drive on Jan. 30, 2017, according to the Whittier Police Department.
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The bicyclist, 46-year-old Agustin Rodriguez Jr., succumbed to his injuries.
After identifying Reyes as the suspect in the collision, investigators located the involved vehicle at a residential garage in Idaho. Further evidence, although authorities did not specify of what nature, was found in Nevada.
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Investigators say Reyes then fled the country and was living in Hong Kong for a time, leading authorities to obtain an international arrest warrant for her.
The FBI then determined that Reyes was living in Australia, and with the cooperation of local authorities and over a year of extradition proceedings, she was transferred into United States custody. She landed at Van Nuys Airport Thursday morning.