A 43-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for a hit-and-run collision on a motorcycle that killed a pedestrian in San Clemente.
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Adam Jerhemie Horner, who is scheduled to turn 44 on Saturday, was riding a motorcycle that struck 61-year-old Susan Fernandez of San Clemente around 9:50 p.m. on April 14, 2021, near El Camino Real and Boca De La Playa, according to Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene, she said.
Witnesses gave deputies a description of the motorcyclist, and Horner was arrested nearby about a half hour after the collision, Braun said.
When sheriff’s deputies questioned Horner, he falsely claimed his motorcycle was stolen before the collision, according to testimony at his preliminary hearing.
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Horner pleaded guilty July 8 to a felony count of hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury and misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter and making a false police report. He also admitted an infraction for driving without a motorcycle license.
Horner was given credit for eight days behind bars and was allowed to remain free until Nov. 5, when he must start his jail sentence.
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