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Man arrested for crash that killed CO

Matthew Luke, 25, was driving under the influence of alcohol when the accident occurred

By Jason Anderson
recordnet.com

STOCKTON, Calif. Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder, vehicular manslaughter and other crimes Thursday, a month after a collision authorities said he caused killed a member of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Police allege Matthew Luke, 25, was driving under the influence of alcohol when the accident occurred about 6 a.m. Oct. 7 in a rural part of southwest Stockton.

The motorcycle rider was Anthony Gentile, 41, a Corrections Department lieutenant who was working at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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