A 22-year-old man, Ruben Lopez Gomez, identified as the suspect in the fatal car crash at the Euclid Avenue and Riverside Drive in Ontario, California, was arrested on April 20 and may need a car accident lawyer.
Gomez was involved in a car crash that occurred on April 9, leaving one person dead and another injured. According to reports, the suspect was allegedly part of a street race that was held near the Ontario intersection on the fateful day.
The other driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into several trees that stood off the road. This happened at about 3:30 p.m.
The resulting crash led to the death of a passenger of the affected vehicle, with the driver also sustaining injuries. The identity of the deceased victim of the crash as well as that of the injured driver remains undisclosed.
Meanwhile, after the crash occurred, Gomez allegedly fled the scene, but was later found and arrested by officials on Monday. He was detained at the West Valley Detention Center and charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run, which makes his need for a car accident lawyer vital.
The State of California’s maximum misdemeanor sentence for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence amounts to a year’s jail term. The maximum felony sentence is, however, six years imprisonment.
A misdemeanor hit-and-run in California leads to a year’s jail term and a maximum fine of $1,000 to $10,000. The felony sentence for a hit-and-run is up to four years imprisonment and a maximum fine between $1,000 to $10,000.
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