Crime & Safety
Victim Of 580 Solo Hit-And-Run Identified: Report
Authorities have identified a passenger killed last Sunday when his car flipped over. The driver and other passenger fled the car.
LIVERMORE, CA — The man who was killed Sunday on 580 in Livermore in a solo hit-and-run has been identified, Bay City News reported.
The victim of the rollover crash is Juan Rodriguez, age 30, according to the Alameda County Coroner’s Office.
On Sunday afternoon, Rodriguez was traveling on westbound 580, near North Livermore Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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CHP said in a news release that they received initial reports that the Camry was racing a tan Chevrolet Camaro.
Officers arrived at 5:36 and found Rodriguez ejected from the Camry. He was pronounced dead-on-scene.
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An initial investigation determined that the driver and a second passenger fled the Camry in another vehicle after self-extricating and walking to the freeway shoulder. The suspects sustained serious head injuries, but fled the scene in a white Suburban or similar vehicle before authorities arrived, CHP said.
The driver and passenger were described as Latino male adults in their thirties. Anyone with information about the suspects, the getaway car, or the possibility of street racing before the incident is asked to contact the Dublin CHP office at 925-828-0466.
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