LANCASTER – A 25-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash in Lancaster that claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl.
Eduardo Medrano Jr. is charged with one count each of murder, hit-and- run resulting in death, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter in connection with the crash that occurred just after midnight July 18 at 20th Street East and Lancaster Boulevard.
Emily Tovar Echeverria, who was a passenger in the other vehicle, was airlifted to a hospital, where she died about 11 a.m. July 20 surrounded by her family.
Medrano has been in jail since he turned himself in July 21 at the Lancaster sheriff’s station after authorities released a photo and asked the public to be on the lookout for him.
Medrano had been “positively identified by multiple witnesses and (was) seen fleeing the scene,” according to a sheriff’s department statement.
Medrano — whose bail is set at $2.5 million — is due back in a Lancaster courtroom Sept. 1 for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require him to stand trial.
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Jacko says
Different laws for different people here in the sanctuary city of Mexifornia, of course Eduardo isn’t guilty. Have no fear, he’ll be free as a bird in a couple months, back out on the streets, inebriated, running down schoolchildren like dogs…
Jacko_is_stupid says
@Jacko
You can still call it the State of California, which is already a Spanish name and was founded by Mexicanos and Españoles. For Pete’s sake, learn some history in relation to this great state of ours and stop spewing nonsense!
Jacko_is_stupid says
Oh and by the way @Jacko, the following information may blow your mind, hold on to your last brain cell. Since you reside in LA County, you should know that Los Angeles: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula, was founded by Mexicanos and Californios. Now please go take a break, it is nappy and binkie time.
Maine says
Hes A POS . So is his babymama cuhz thats all she is A Babymama.His kids are gonna be fatherless now smh. Some poeple shouldnt be parnets . If they really put what they wanna do before their kids. Worthless parents both of them.
DUIs in Bakersfield says
last year they was 4000 DUI arrest in Bakersfield California most everyone was Latino descent I want to know what the hell is wrong with you people don’t you have
Susan Jewell says
How can he plead not guilty? There are eyewitnesses.
Tim Scott says
At an arraignment a not guilty plea is pretty much automatic. The arraignment judge and the prosecutor aren’t really prepared to deal with anything else at that point.
Medranos are POS says
No he really thinks he’s not guilty also does his pos family . But our God is good and justice will be served .
Fagduardo says
He’s a POS. And his ugly ass babymama is too with them ugly ass eyebrows of hers. Both worthless piece of sh** parents. Wanna be gangsters .I hope he gets little visits at night time haha. To bad for their kids their gonna be fatherless .
Tag says
You are an ignorant idiot. Attacking her eye brows are you serious? She did nothing wrong, get your facts straight before you speak. A child is gone and you are attacking a young mother’s eye brows? What kinda of idiot are you?
[removed] says
He’s a piece of crap human being. A waste. And his lame ass girlfriend too. Ugly ass hood rat. Isn’t she a a mother?! Why in the hell would she try to back him up like that? Would she have liked it, god forbid it would have been her kid?
F*ck Eduardo says
I hope you rot in jail. I hope you never see day light. You might think you can cheat the law but you can never cheat God !