La Mirada hit-and-run suspect appears in court
LA MIRADA -- A man accused of fleeing the scene after fatally striking a 72-year-old La Mirada man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Downey Superior Court.
Geoffrey Rocha, 27, of La Mirada is accused of vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run and driving without a valid license in connection with the fatal Sept. 20 hit-and-run of Raul Quintanilla on Santa Gertrudes Avenue at Lawnhill Drive, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.
He's due back in court for a hearing Oct. 21, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.
Rocha's brother, 30-year-old Gregory Rocha, died March 5 crash at the same intersection when the pickup truck he was a passenger in crashed.
Services for Quintanilla, an entrepreneur and chef for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, had not been scheduled Tuesday.
Geoffrey Rocha, 27, of La Mirada is accused of vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run and driving without a valid license in connection with the fatal Sept. 20 hit-and-run of Raul Quintanilla on Santa Gertrudes Avenue at Lawnhill Drive, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.
He's due back in court for a hearing Oct. 21, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.
Rocha's brother, 30-year-old Gregory Rocha, died March 5 crash at the same intersection when the pickup truck he was a passenger in crashed.
Services for Quintanilla, an entrepreneur and chef for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, had not been scheduled Tuesday.
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