James Gonzalez Arrested, Rodney Richard Jr. Killed in Hit-and-Run on Lancaster Boulevard [Lancaster, CA]

James Gonzalez in Jail, Rodney Richard Jr. Dead in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident on Lancaster Boulevard near Elm Avenue

 
LANCASTER, CA (March 19, 2021) — James Gonzalez now remains in jail, months after a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident on Lancaster Boulevard near Elm Avenue.
 
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred on August 4, 2018.
 
Per detectives, a white GMC Sierra struck 22-year-old Rodney Richard Jr. Based on investigations, Richard tried crossing the street prior to the accident. Shortly after, James Leonel Gonzalez, the driver, fled the scene, leaving detectives on a months-long hunt for his whereabouts.
 
Fourteen months later, detectives arrested 40-year-old Gonzalez after receiving an anonymous tip. As of now, he remains in jail for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

We would like to express our sympathies to the family and friends of Rodney Richard Jr.

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