Authorities say 26-year-old Gerardo Lopez-Perez turned himself in to the Orange Cove Police Department.
The California Highway Patrol says a Honda Accord was speeding on Manning near Hansen just before 8 pm Wednesday.
The driver made an abrupt turn onto the right shoulder before crashing into an orchard and flipping over.
The passenger, 36-year-old Ciriaco Santiago Gomez, died at the scene.
Authorities say Lopez-Perez ran from the scene and now faces felony hit-and-run charges.