The Oakland Police Department has apprehended Agusto Matias about the fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl on International Boulevard on August 19. The Oakland Police Department officially reported this development. Subsequently, charges, including felony gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, have been filed against Matias by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
For Immediate Release: September 27, 2024
— Oakland Police Dept. (@oaklandpoliceca) September 27, 2024
OPD News:
OPD has arrested Agusto Matias in connection with the fatal hit and run of a 17y.o. which occurred on 8/19/24, in the 7200 block of International Blvd.
The Alameda County DA's Office has filed charges against Matias. pic.twitter.com/ijhmJYHLOz
According to Hoodline, the impact of the event has deeply affected the local community, who knew the victim, Mardenia Carrillo Lopez, and her family as active members of a church on East 12th Street. Her father, Leonel Carillo, told KTVU through an interpreter, "I am very sad and desperate now," revealing the depth of the bond he shared with his daughter, "Every time I come home, she comes straight to my arms."
Mardenia's mother, Maria Lopez Aguilar, survived the incident but was hospitalized with a broken arm, and tragically, she has no memory of the incident after waking up in the hospital. In a disturbing sequence of events, after Matias fled the first crash scene, a crowd managed to detain him following a second collision until authorities arrived.
