Update: Suspect in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash in Placerville Arrested
Pedestrian Killed, Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested in Placerville Crash on Broadway Drive
Placerville, California (May 1, 2021) – The Placerville Police Department has arrested a suspect involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash last week on Friday night in Placerville, according to a local news source.
The fatal hit-and-run crash happened at around 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, on upper Broadway Drive Airport Road and a homeless encampment.
Witnesses told the authorities that Ronald Ameral, 64, was walking along the road when he was hit by a 2007-08 Infiniti G5 that was heading eastbound on Broadway.
Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash on Broadway Drive in Placerville
First responders arrived at the scene and found Ameral suffering from major injuries as a result of the crash. The medics performed life-saving measures on Ameral and took him to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The involved driver stopped briefly and then drove off on eastbound Broadway Drive. The suspect, later identified as Efrain Gonzalez, 20, was later located at his home.
Gonzalez admitted to hitting Ameral. He was eventually booked at the El Dorado County Jail for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and the hit-and-run causing death.
His bail was set at $225,000.
The accident remains under investigation.
Pedestrian Accidents in California
The number of pedestrians being seriously injured or killed in California is increasing every year due to the growing numbers of people walking in the streets and the ever-increasing number of motor vehicles on the roads.
Safety Tips for Pedestrians
- Make yourself visible to other road users by wearing bright colored clothes, reflector jackets, or using a flashlight when walking at night.
- Avoid distractions such as using your phone while on the streets.
- Cross streets on marked crosswalks and obey traffic lights.
- Always pay attention to your surroundings.
- Be predictable by observing all traffic rules and obeying signs and signals.
Safety Tips for Drivers
- Look out for pedestrians, particularly in hard-to-see conditions, for example, at night and in bad weather.
- Yield and be ready to stop whenever a pedestrian has the right-of-way.
- Be cautious when parking or backing up – pedestrians can move across your path.
- Observe all traffic rules.
If you have lost someone you love in a pedestrian accident and need legal help, call our law office at Click to call : 866-803-6502 and talk to an accident attorney.
