UPDATE: Carson hit-and-run suspect locked up
During a court hearing today, David Roberts, who is charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run driving, was taken into custody on $100,000 bail. Roberts, 29, had remained free after a prosecutor, for unknown reasons, previously failed to ask a judge to set bail.
Roberts is accused of hitting and killing Bill Cunha near Carson on Aug. 12, 2007, then fleeing the scene. Various evidence, including his cell phone and DNA, linked him to the crime and he was eventually arrested and charged.
Despite his criminal history that includes arrests for drugs and reckless driving, Roberts was allowed to remain free on his own recognizance. Cunha's family and the detective handling the case believed this was an outrage.
Larry will have a full story on today's hearing in tomorrow's Daily Breeze.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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