Man charged with murder following woman’s body found in roadway South of Woodrow
LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in a roadway following a crash Tuesday morning.
Just after 6 a.m., sheriff’s deputies were called to CR 7700 and CR 2300 for initial reports of a pedestrian-involved crash south of Woodrow Rd.
Investigators determined a woman, later identified as 40-year-old Monica Lumbrera, had been laying in the roadway before she was struck by the vehicle, according to a release from the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office. While Lumbrera was found dead in the roadway, the cause of her death is unclear and is under investigation at this time.
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He was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center and charged in connection to the murder of Lumbrera. He’s held on a $500,000 bond.
Below is the full news release from the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office:
At approximately 6:05am on December 20, 2022, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to CR 7700 and CR 2300 to what initially was reported as a vehicle collision with a pedestrian. Upon arrival, deputies located a female laying in the roadway deceased, later identified as 40-year-old Monica Lumbrera.
Through the preliminary investigation it appeared the female had been laying in the roadway before being struck by the vehicle. 24-year-old, Isaiah Sanchez DOB 2//8/98 was taken into custody December 22, 2022 at approximately 9:20pm in the 2100 Block of 4th Street by the Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit, Lubbock Texas Anti-Gang Unit, and the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office SWAT, for the murder of 40-year-old Monica Lumbrera.
Sanchez, was transported to the Lubbock County Detention Center charged with Murder.
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