On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at about 12:00 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Dana Point Harbor Drive in Dana Point.
Deputies arrived and found Barry William Tutt, 71 years old of La Verne, severely injured. Tutt was transported to a local area hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the driver of a silver Ford sedan struck Tutt and then left the scene.
ith the help of witnesses, deputies were able to locate the driver of the Ford. The suspect, Humberto Munoz Gatica, 57, of Laguna Niguel, was arrested and booked at the Orange County Jail for charges related to the hit-and-run and suspicion of driving under the influence.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) is investigating the collision. If anyone has additional details that may assist investigators or witnessed this traffic collision, they are asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Traffic Bureau at 949-425-1860. Anonymous information may be provided through Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
Here are the potential penalties the suspect could face under California law for felony hit-and-run causing death combined with DUI:
- Felony Hit-and-Run (Vehicle Code §20001)
- 2, 3, or 4 years in state prison
- Fines between $1,000 and $10,000
- Additional restitution to victims may be ordered
- DUI Causing Injury or Death (Vehicle Code §23153)
- Additional prison time (often 2–4 years for injury; longer if death and gross negligence are proven)
- DUI fines ranging from $390 up to $5,000 (plus penalty assessments)
- Mandatory DUI education program
- Possible installation of an ignition interlock device
- License suspension or permanent revocation
- Combined Charges (Hit-and-Run + DUI)
- Prosecutors often file both charges separately, so sentences can be stacked (cumulative) or served concurrently, depending on the judge’s decision
- If gross negligence or prior DUI convictions exist, charges can escalate to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated or even second-degree murder, which carry much harsher penalties (up to 10 years or more)