Second degree murder charges in hit-and-run
A Glendale man accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 24-year-old woman was charged today with second-degree murder. Ara Grigoryan, 21, was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in a Pasadena courtroom. Prosecutors will ask that he be held without bail. If convicted, Grigoryan faces a sentence of 15 years to life in prison, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. Grigoryan is accused in the July 10 death of Elizabeth Sandoval, who was struck as she walked across Glendale Avenue near Windsor Road with another woman, who was unhurt. Grigoryan was arrested earlier this week at the Mexico City airport after arriving on an Aeromexico flight from Tijuana, said Glendale police Officer John Balian. He allegedly had planned to continue on to Madrid, Spain, but didn’t have the proper documents, Balian said. His ultimate destination was his native Armenia, according to broadcast reports. Federal marshals helped return him to Los Angeles on Wednesday.