UPDATE: Francisco Garcia Killed, Juan Ramirez Arrested after Pedestrian Hit-and-Run [Boyle Heights, CA]

Pedestrian Francisco Garcia Dies after Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver Juan Ramirez in Boyle Heights

 
BOYLE HEIGHTS, CA (April 13, 2022) – A male pedestrian died in a hit-and-run accident on Whittier Boulevard and Esperanza Street in Boyle Heights on April 2.
 
According to a police department statement, a vehicle struck 58-year-old Francisco Rosas Garcia just after 10:00 p.m. on Saturday.
 
The Los Angeles Police Department stated that Garcia was walking northbound in the crosswalk on Esperanza Street. Then, he was struck by a westbound Ford Fusion that was driven from the scene without rendering aid.
 
Arriving paramedics pronounced Garcia dead at the scene.
 
23-year-old Juan Francisco Ramirez turned himself in at the Los Angeles Police Department Hollenbeck Community Police Station about 9:55 p.m. on Monday. He admitted to being the driver who struck Garcia and left the scene.
 
Police arrested Ramirez on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. As a result, he is held on $50,000 bail. In addition, police recovered and impounded the Ford Fusion involved in the collision as evidence.

We extend our most heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Francisco Rosas Garcia.

 
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