57-year-old Victor Saucedo Talavera, has been identified as the liquor store employee killed in a traffic accident in Long Beach, California. Updates made to the accident report on Wednesday, August 12th, named the man the victim.
The Long Beach Police Department said that the man died while trying to stop a thief from getting away with goods stolen from the liquor store. Talavera reportedly climbed the hood of the suspect’s vehicle, and the driver traveled about three blocks with him.
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When they arrived at the intersection of Anaheim Street and Magnolia Avenue, the motorist maneuvered to get the victim off his hood. The police said that they determined that the act caused Talavera to fall into Anaheim’s eastbound lane, where an oncoming utility van struck him.
The man suffered severe wounds and succumbed to them. The police said that the driver of the van and the suspect fled the scene after the occurrence, and they are currently searching for them. Anyone with helpful information that would result in a positive arrest should contact the Long Beach PD on the listed line.
When an accident occurs, and the person involved leaves the scene without reporting it or rendering help to the wounded, it amounts to a hit-and-run offense under the California Vehicle Code. Prosecutors charge it as a misdemeanor or felony depending on the circumstances of the case, and offenders are liable to imprisonment and payment of fine amid other punishments.
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