LOCAL : Driver Held in Antelope Fwy. Death

A man changing a flat tire on the side of the Antelope Valley Freeway was struck and killed by a car driven by a suspected drunk driver, the California Highway Patrol said today.

Carlos Jimenez, 33, of Hollywood and his car were hit by the other vehicle at 9 p.m. Wednesday on the shoulder of the northbound lanes of the freeway near Sand Canyon Road, Officer Michelle Fink said.

Fink said William Broderick, 30, of Anaheim, the driver of the car that struck Jimenez, fled from the scene. Broderick was later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and murder when he was spotted on Sand Canyon Road by CHP officers, Fink said.