On July 8, 2008, the Takoma Park Police Department arrested Antonio Lopez-Lopez, 24, of the 8200 block of 14th Avenue, Langley Park, Maryland, for the pedestrian hit and run that occurred on the morning of July 4, 2008, in the 6900 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland.
On July 4, at approximately 1:29 a.m., Takoma Park Police responded to the 6900 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland, for reports of a female lying in the middle of the roadway. Officers arrived and located the victim who was unresponsive. The victim was transported to Suburban Hospital. Also located on the scene was the victim’s Dalmatian dog who eventually succumbed to his injuries and was transported by Montgomery County Animal Control Humane Society.
Investigators from the Takoma Park Criminal Investigation Division received a tip from Prince George’s County Police that they had towed the black Honda bearing the tag number reported. The vehicle had been towed from the 8200 block of 14th Avenue, Langley Park, Maryland. Detectives responded to the location and were unable to locate the vehicle. However, though investigation, detectives discovered that the driver of the vehicle did reside at the location. Detectives located the suspect and arrested him accordingly. The vehicle was located in Beltsville, Maryland, and was impounded. Lopez-Lopez was charged with (1) Failure to immediately return and remain at the scene of the accident involving bodily injury, (2) Failure of driver involved to render reasonable assistance to injured person, (3) Failure of vehicle driver in accident to report bodily injury to nearest police, and (4) Driver failure to notify appropriate police after motor vehicle strikes and injures domestic animal.
On February 3, 2009, Antonio Lopez-Lopez pled guilty to three counts of the nine count indictment: (1) hit & run resulting in serious bodily injury; (2) failure to notify police after vehicle strikes and injures domestic animal; and (3) driving without a license. Judge Terrance McGann of the Montgomery County Circuit Court sentenced Lopez-Lopez to 24 months incarceration, suspending all but 12 months, and sentenced him to 18 months of supervised probation. Lopez-Lopez will receive credit for seven months that he has served since his arrest. The victim was unable to attend court; she is still in a nursing/rehabilitation facility. A relative was in court on her behalf.
Posted by Plevy at February 5, 2009 04:22 PM