{"id":78439,"date":"2017-08-23T18:28:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T01:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=78439"},"modified":"2017-08-28T14:32:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:32:39","slug":"hit-and-run-suspects-girlfriend-charged-in-deadly-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/08\/23\/hit-and-run-suspects-girlfriend-charged-in-deadly-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit-and-run suspect\u2019s girlfriend charged in deadly crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[L to R] Victim Emily Tovar Echeverria; Eduardo Medrano Jr. [Image via LASD]; Alicia Torres [Undated image via ABC7<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER – The girlfriend of Eduardo Medrano Jr.<\/strong> — the Lancaster man charged in the DUI hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of 11-year-old Emily Tovar Echeverria<\/strong> — has been charged with helping him elude authorities, authorities announced Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alicia Torres,<\/strong> 23, is charged with one count of accessory after the fact, knowledge of crime, according to a news release by the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case stems from a crash that occurred just after midnight on July 18 at 20th Street East and Lancaster Boulevard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medrano, 25, allegedly drove his vehicle through a red light on 20th Street East and collided with another vehicle, causing Emily Tovar Echeverria to be ejected from the other vehicle, prosecutors said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medrano was \u201cpositively identified by multiple witnesses and (was) seen fleeing the scene,\u201d according to a sheriff\u2019s department statement.<\/p>\n

Emily was airlifted to a hospital, where she died about 11 a.m. July 20 surrounded by her family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Torres allegedly helped Medrano hide from police until his arrest on July 21, prosecutors added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medrano pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Aug. 22, to one count each of murder, hit-and-run driving resulting in death, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The criminal complaint alleges that Medrano was convicted of first-degree residential burglaries in 2010 and in 2012, according to the District Attorney\u2019s Office. Medrano remains jailed with bail set at $2.5 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Torres pleaded not guilty on July 27, according to the District Attorney\u2019s Office. She was released Aug. 19 after posting bail, according to LASD inmate records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Medrano and Torres are due back in a Lancaster courtroom Sept. 1 for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require them to stand trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

If convicted as charged, Medrano faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison and Torres faces three years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, Lancaster Station.<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous related stories:<\/span><\/p>\n

Man pleads not guilty to charges stemming from crash that resulted in 11-year-old girl\u2019s death<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Hit-and-run victim gives gift of life<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Suspect arrested in Lancaster hit-and-run<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Girl dies after Lancaster hit-and-run crash, suspect still sought<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Suspect sought in Lancaster hit-and-run<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER – The girlfriend of Eduardo Medrano Jr. — the Lancaster man charged in the DUI hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of 11-year-old Emily Tovar Echeverria — has been charged with helping him elude authorities, authorities announced Wednesday. Alicia Torres, 23, is charged with one count of accessory after the fact, knowledge of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}