{"id":101399,"date":"2021-05-07T18:55:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T01:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=101399"},"modified":"2021-05-10T11:21:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:21:15","slug":"man-gets-22-years-for-hit-and-run-crash-that-killed-lancaster-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/05\/07\/man-gets-22-years-for-hit-and-run-crash-that-killed-lancaster-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Man gets 22 years for hit-and-run crash that killed Lancaster man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_101400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101400\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101400\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/James-Gonzalez-and-Rodney-Richard-Jr..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/James-Gonzalez-and-Rodney-Richard-Jr..jpg 865w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/James-Gonzalez-and-Rodney-Richard-Jr.-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/James-Gonzalez-and-Rodney-Richard-Jr.-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[L to R] James Gonzalez and Rodney Richard Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER &#8211; A man was sentenced Friday to 22 years behind bars for driving while impaired, resulting in a crash that killed a pedestrian in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Gonzalez<\/strong>, 40, was initially charged with murder and other counts stemming from the Aug. 4, 2018, collision that killed 22-year-old<strong> Rodney Richard Jr.<\/strong> as he crossed Lancaster Boulevard near Elm Avenue.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-186543222\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gonzalez pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>He was behind the wheel of a white GMC Sierra that was traveling at an extremely high rate of speed in a 15 mph zone when it struck\u00a0\u00a0Richard and sped off without stopping, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives from the Lancaster Sheriff&#8217;s Station unsuccessfully searched for months for the vehicle, with the Board of Supervisors issuing a $10,000 reward in 2018 for information leading to the suspect and the city matching the $10,000 reward.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives received an anonymous tip 14 months later, which resulted in three months of investigation that led them to identify Gonzalez as the suspect, according to the sheriff&#8217;s department. He was arrested in January of 2020 and has remained behind bars since then.<\/p>\n<p>Previous related stories:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/01\/29\/arrest-made-murder-charge-filed-in-lancaster-hit-and-run-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Man pleads no contest to DWI crash in Lancaster that killed pedestrian<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/01\/08\/la-county-renews-reward-in-lancaster-hit-and-run-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>LA County renews reward in Lancaster hit-and-run death<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/09\/04\/10k-reward-offered-in-lancaster-hit-and-run-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>$10K reward offered in Lancaster hit-and-run death<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/08\/13\/publics-help-sought-in-fatal-hit-and-run-in-lancaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Public\u2019s help sought in fatal hit and run in Lancaster<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/08\/06\/man-killed-by-hit-and-run-motorist-in-lancaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Man killed by hit-and-run motorist in Lancaster<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; A man was sentenced Friday to 22 years behind bars for driving while impaired, resulting in a crash that killed a pedestrian in Lancaster. 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