A man who struck and killed a motorcyclist in Campo last Thanksgiving and fled the scene has pleaded guilty to hit-and-run causing death, among other charges.
Gary Baker, 46, of Campo, admitted Wednesday in El Cajon court to causing the death of Austin Spirz, 26, who family members say was a father of three young daughters.
Spirz died at the scene of the 5:30 p.m. crash, which happened on Sheridan Road near Custer Road.
The California Highway Patrol said a Jeep heading west drifted across the double yellow lines and crashed into the victim’s eastbound motorcycle.
Prosecutors say Baker’s girlfriend called the CHP the following morning to report that her boyfriend had gotten into a crash while driving her Jeep.
Baker claimed he had struck some large rocks while driving, but officers found pieces of Spirz’s motorcycle at the suspect’s home, a prosecutor said at his arraignment last year. Baker initially entered a plea of not guilty.
– City News Service