OAKLAND — A 37-year-old man has been charged with a number of crimes, together with felony gross vehicular manslaughter whereas intoxicated, in a hit-and run site visitors collision in East Oakland Aug. 19 that left a 17-year-old woman lifeless and her mom injured, the Alameda County District Legal professional’s Workplace introduced Thursday.
The suspect, Agusto Matias of Oakland, can be charged with felonies of driving drunk inflicting harm, driving with an .08 or extra blood alcohol degree inflicting harm, leaving the scene of an accident and with misdemeanors of hit-and-run driving and being an unlicensed driver, the district legal professional’s launch stated.
Based on authorities Matias, who was arrested Aug. 19, was launched from custody a couple of days later pending additional investigation, together with confirming his blood alcohol degree. Authorities haven’t stated what the precise degree was.
A $230,000 arrest warrant has now been issued for him.
Based on authorities, 17-year-old Mardenia Carrillo Lopez and her 46-year-old mom had been in a crosswalk within the 7200 block of Worldwide Boulevard at Havenscourt Boulevard about 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19 after they had been allegedly struck by a car Matias was driving. Authorities stated Matias was fleeing from the scene of an earlier bumper-to-bumper collision he was concerned in.
After allegedly putting the woman and her mom, Matias continued driving however crashed a couple of minutes later within the 8400 block of Worldwide Boulevard the place he was arrested by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies.
Based on a GoFundMe posting, Mardenia was “initially from Guatemala and a latest resident of Oakland.”
“Mardenia was a beloved daughter, sister, classmate and neighborhood member,” based on the put up, which as of Thursday afternoon had raised $6,820, nicely over its aim of $5,000 to assist cowl funeral prices, household medical bills and the prices of transporting her physique for burial in Guatemala.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I announce that my workplace has filed prices towards a person accused of extraordinarily reckless driving that resulted within the tragic lack of a younger life, I wish to lengthen my condolences to the household. No mum or dad ought to ever need to bury their little one below such avoidable circumstances,” District Legal professional Pamela Value stated in a launch saying the costs.
“Our ideas are with them throughout this extremely troublesome time. This incident is a stark reminder of the risks of impaired and reckless driving. It’s a preventable crime that destroys lives, devastates households, and locations all of our lives at risk unnecessarily. Any such unconscionable habits won’t be tolerated on our metropolis streets,” Value added.
