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UPDATE: Girl dies after Lancaster hit-and-run crash, suspect still sought

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Emily’s family members shared this photo of the injured girl on Facecbook. She later passed away.

LANCASTER – An 11-year-old girl critically injured in a hit-and- run crash earlier this week died at a hospital, and authorities Friday stepped up their search for a man believed to have been involved in the two-vehicle collision.

The crash, which left both vehicles disabled, was reported early Tuesday, July 18, just after midnight at 20th Street East and Lancaster Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The girl was riding in one vehicle and the suspect was driving the other.

Emily Tovar Echeverria of Lancaster died Thursday, July 21, coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.

Eduardo Medrano Jr. [Image courtesy LASD] Click image to enlarge.
According to the sheriff’s department, the suspect was driven away from the scene in a gold or tan Infiniti four-door sedan, license number 6MWM091, which drove up to the crash site.

Authorities believe the suspect who left in the Infiniti was 25-year-old Eduardo Medrano Jr., who “was positively identified by multiple witnesses and seen fleeing the scene in (the Infiniti) that drove up after the collision,” according to a sheriff’s statement.

Investigators released a photo of Medrano, described as Hispanic, 5-feet-10 inches tall and 145 pounds, with black hair and green eyes.

Investigators are also seeking the driver of the Infiniti sedan as a “person of interest” in the case, according to the sheriff’s statement.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call 661-940-3814, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

Medrano was seen fleeing the scene in this gold or tan Infinity 4-door sedan, license number 6MWM091, according to the sheriff’s department. Click image to enlarge.

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4 comments for "UPDATE: Girl dies after Lancaster hit-and-run crash, suspect still sought"

  1. … yet another hit-‘n-run Mexican run amok, here in the sanctuary city of Mexifornia, running down little schoolgirls like dogs –

    • Yes, you are correct. As a Mexican-American, I am ashamed of my people for their drinking alcohol at all hours of the day. I see them in the morning buying alcohol, how embarrassing! These horrific acts by Mexican nationals make me ashamed of being Mexican-American. At times like these, I wish I were a Japanese.

      • I used to work graveyard shift, getting off work at eight. There was this 7/11 right across from where I worked that was a favorite commuter coffee and donut stop. This guy I worked with and I would go there after work, get chili dogs and beers, and sit in the parking lot on the hood of the car eating the chili dogs with the six pack sitting in plain sight between us. Commuters would turn green…not sure if it was envy or the sight of chili dogs at eight in the morning…

        Anyway, bhottom line is that not everyone works your schedule or has any reason to follow it.