Imanol Salvador Gonzalez, 19, Killed In Hit-and-Run Accident By Off Duty LAPD Sergeant In Tustin
Posted on February 7, 2025 Written By: Corey Higgins
LAPD Sergeant Carlos Coronel Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run That Killed 19-Year-Old
TUSTIN, CA (February 5, 2025) – Imanol Salvador Gonzalez, a 19-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Tustin, and police have arrested a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant in connection with the incident.
The fatal collision occurred around 3:57 a.m. near the intersection of Nisson Road and Del Amo Avenue. According to the Tustin Police Department, the victim, identified as Imanol Salvador Gonzalez, was walking in the area when he was struck by a vehicle.
Imanol Salvador Gonzalez Was Pronounced Dead At The Scene
The driver fled the scene without stopping. When officers arrived, they found Gonzalez lying in the roadway with fatal injuries and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Investigators recovered debris from a black 2021 Chevy Silverado crew cab pickup at the crash site. Authorities later identified the truck’s registered owner as 40-year-old Carlos Coronel, a Los Angeles police sergeant from Buena Park.
Carlos Coronel, 40, A LAPD Sergeant Was Identified As The owner of the Chevy Silverado
Coronel was arrested and booked into Orange County Jail on Sunday. He appeared in court Tuesday afternoon.
Records indicate that Coronel previously pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge in 2011. He has been with the LAPD since 2008.
The case remains under investigation.
Our condolences go out to the friends and family of Imanol Salvador Gonzalez.
Accident Location near the intersection of Nisson Road and Del Amo Avenue
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