LAPD sergeant arrested in fatal DUI hit-and-run in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A family is devastated after a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department was arrested in Orange County, accused of killing a 19-year-old man in an alcohol-related hit-and-run over the weekend.

In a news release, officials with the Tustin Police Department said officers, as well as personnel with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to Nisson Road and Del Amo Avenue just before 4 a.m. Feb. 1 on reports of a person down in the roadway.

First responders located the victim, now identified as Santa Ana resident Imanol “Manny” Gonzalez, suffering from major trauma.

OCFA paramedics declared the 19-year-old deceased at the scene.

Vehicle debris in the roadway near the victim indicated that a likely hit-and-run had occurred.

“During the investigation, a black 2021 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab pickup truck was identified as the suspect vehicle,” Tustin PD said. “The registered owner of the vehicle, later identified as 40-year-old Carlos Coronel of Buena Park, was arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail.”

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