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Carlos Gonzalo Coronel

Gender : Male

Age : 40

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/01/2025

Location : Intersection of Nisson Road and Del Amo Avenue

City : Tustin

County : Orange

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles Police Department

Officer(s) :Sgt. Carlos Coronel

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Bystander killed by police officer in DUI hit-and-run

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On February 1, 2025, around 4 a.m., Sgt. Carlos Gonzalo Coronel, 40, of Buena Park, allegedly struck and killed 19 year old Imanol Salvador Gonzalez, who was walking in the street near Nisson Road and Del Amo Avenue. Coronel fled the scene in his Chevrolet Silverado, later reportedly instructed his girlfriend to avoid returning to the crash site, and conducted online searches about fatal hit-and-run incidents before returning near the scene.
Coronel was charged with one felony count of DUI causing great bodily injury, one felony count of hit-and-run causing death, and a felony enhancement for great bodily injury. He faces up to six years and eight months in prison. He reportedly had a prior DUI conviction in 2011 and probation violations

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7.com/post/lapd-sergeant-charged-tustin-hit-run-crash-left-19-year-old-dead/16790416/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-19/lapd-sergeant-charged-with-fatal-hit-and-run-dui-in-tustin-accused-of-killing-a-19-year-old
https://www.facebook.com/ABC7/posts/a-los-angeles-police-sergeant-has-been-charged-in-a-hit-and-run-crash-in-tustin-/1125075686427731/