Imanol Gonzalez Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash near Nisson Road [Tustin, CA]

19-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies after Struck by Hit-and-Run LAPD Sergeant in Tustin

 
TUSTIN, CA (February 5, 2025) – Imanol Salvador Gonzalez was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Tustin early Saturday morning on February 1.
 
The fatal crash happened around 3:57 a.m. near Nisson Road and Del Amo Avenue. According to the Tustin Police Department, Gonzalez was walking in the area when a vehicle struck him.
 
After the crash, the vehicle took off without stopping.

When officers arrived, they found the 19-year-old victim down on the road with fatal injuries. They pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities found debris from a vehicle and identified it as a black 2021 Chevy Silverado crew cab pickup.

They later arrested the truck’s registered owner, identified as 40-year-old Carlos Coronel of Buena Park and a Los Angeles police sergeant.

Coronel was booked into the Orange County Jail on Sunday, according to court records. He was in court Tuesday afternoon.

Coronel received a DUI charge over a decade ago, where he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 2011.

He joined the LAPD in 2008.

Further investigation is underway.

We express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Imanol Gonzalez.

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