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LAPD Sergeant Charged in Fatal Tustin Hit-and-Run While Driving Drunk

Prosecutors say he struck a pedestrian without calling 911 or rendering aid

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Overview

  • Prosecutors allege Sergeant Carlos Gonzalo Coronel hit 19-year-old Imanol Salvador Gonzalez with his pickup in Tustin on Feb. 1 after a night of drinking and killed him instantly
  • Investigators say Coronel fled the scene, directed his girlfriend to avoid the crash site and later searched online for reports of a fatal hit-and-run
  • The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has charged the 40-year-old officer with felony DUI causing great bodily injury and hit-and-run causing a fatality, including a felony enhancement
  • If convicted as charged, Coronel faces up to six years and eight months in prison and is scheduled to appear in court on June 27
  • Coronel previously pleaded no contest to a 2011 DUI and failed to complete court-ordered service, and his current status with the LAPD remains unclear