Alicia Torres, 23, is charged with one count of accessory after the fact, knowledge of crime, according to a news release by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The case stems from a crash that occurred just after midnight on July 18 at 20th Street East and Lancaster Boulevard.
Medrano, 25, allegedly drove his vehicle through a red light on 20th Street East and collided with another vehicle, causing Emily Tovar Echeverria to be ejected from the other vehicle, prosecutors said.
Medrano was “positively identified by multiple witnesses and (was) seen fleeing the scene,” according to a sheriff’s department statement.
Emily was airlifted to a hospital, where she died about 11 a.m. July 20 surrounded by her family.
Torres allegedly helped Medrano hide from police until his arrest on July 21, prosecutors added.
Medrano pleaded not guilty Tuesday, Aug. 22, to one count each of murder, hit-and-run driving resulting in death, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter.
The criminal complaint alleges that Medrano was convicted of first-degree residential burglaries in 2010 and in 2012, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Medrano remains jailed with bail set at $2.5 million
Torres pleaded not guilty on July 27, according to the District Attorney’s Office. She was released Aug. 19 after posting bail, according to LASD inmate records.
Both Medrano and Torres are due back in a Lancaster courtroom Sept. 1 for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require them to stand trial.
If convicted as charged, Medrano faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison and Torres faces three years in prison.
The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Lancaster Station.
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EW SHE LOOKS NASTY says
DAAAAMN THAT ALICIA CHICK IS UGLLLYYYYYYYYY LOOK AT THOSE EYEBROWS TRYING FLY OFF HER NASTY FACE GHETTO PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY DESERVE THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS A VICTIM POOR LITTLE THING GOD BLESS HER FAMILY AND I HOPE THAT DUDE GETS 5 BOYFRIENDS IN JAIL AND THAT ALICIA CHICK GETS HER LIFE STRAIGHT UNLIKE HER EYEBROWS ALONG WITH 1-3 YEARS IN JAIL
JusticeForEmily says
@LG No one is saying Alicia picked him up but what she did do is LIE TO THE POLICE AND HID A CRIMINAL. He was DRUNK , the get a way driver said it HIMSELF and there is footage of him drinking ALL DAY at the resturant . And obviously she aint no chola ,she’s just a wanna be chola. Aint nothing scary about her excpet her dam eyebrows. You guys stay saying dont judge alicia but yet you guys keep trying to judge the mother and aunt of Emily. Sorry cant feel bad for worthless pos low lifes nothing but wanna bes. And please LG learn to spell hun. God Blesss .
Monica says
LG God knows the truth and don’t stress on it people are quick to judge and in all reality it’s no one’s place to judge another,I pray for both sides because Alicia n her family are my close friends, and Emily has gone home to be with the Lord our creator my heart aches for Emily’s Family such a tragedy, nothing can change having vegenace in heart is terrible forgiveness and accepting what happened n what’s to come will give peace, God please be on the scene for all involved Amen.
Lg says
AGAIN WIRH THE CHOLA COMETS SHES NOT A CHOLA ITS OBVIOUS U DNT NO WAT YOUR TALIKNG ABOUT N NO SGE DID NOT PICK UP HER MAN WHO TF POST [removed] YOU KNOW NOTHING OF WOW NOTHING BUT RUMORS IF U WANT THE TRUTH SHOW UP IN COURT #NUFFSAID MAY GOD BE WITH U ALL
av mom says
My condolences to the little girls family.
Lg says
JUST SAYING ONCE AGAIN GET UR STORYS STRAIGHT ALICIA WAS ONLY ARREST 1 TIME WHERE YOUR GETTING ALL THIS FALSE INFORMATION FROM NI ONE WAS DRUNK FKN IDIOTS EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE PRAYERS TO YOU ALL
Av Rea says
In the article before it states that the get a way driver stated to police that Eduardo REEKED of alcohol well with his breath reeked of alcohol and acted as if he was drunk.
Medranos & Torres are lowlifes. says
Well LG obviously you don’t know nothing from what’s going on even though that’s your daughter and son in law. Your family and his family are from playboys MFS or Palmas, no ? That’s been a lowlife straight up . And your daughter is just a wanna be, which is so disgusting just like both of your family’s. He was drunk and left that poor lil angel dying while your daughter helped him hide once he got home to your house. And yes Monica God dose know the truth THE REAL TRUTH . Not the “truth”(lies) that your friend LG is trying so hard for people to believe because EVERYYYYONE knows so far what the truth is from all the police reports and it ain’t what she’s saying besides.
Medranos and Torres are lowlifes. says
that your just a horrible mother . There’s no excuse to anything about that .
Fool For Foolco says
Lancaster.
Samantha says
… one look at dearest Alicia, it is painfully apparent, Eduardo is most certainly not the only muchacho in her barn.
exdruguser says
Wow, best comment ever!
EV AV Resident says
If he wasn’t caught till later how do they know he was intoxicated when the accident happened? Just asking.
tommy D says
It says he “fled” the scene – but on foot or in his car? Perhaps his car had booze in it when cops arrived.
Laughing says
Perhaps through investigative communications with the witnesses that knew him. They could have all been hanging out somewhere drinking and following each other back when this happened. That will come out in court of course for the jury to hear.
Liza says
Don’t know if your trying to be funny but come on why would he flee if he had nothing to hide? Just saying use common sense.
EV AV Resident says
Probably thought he could get away. They always do. Sounds like he was already on probation or parole from previous charges and perhaps he decided he wanted to make them work for it before he was caught. Maybe he just likes jogging. THAT’S using common sense. It’s called critical thinking. Ain’t always cut and dry.
SMDH says
Sorry, to say but it’s ignorant people like you who have nothing else to do, but make comments like this. regardless of what kind of people they are a life of was taken by someone who chose to run, he has made mistakes and has paid for them. I do not know any of these people and I am not judging any of them, they have to pay for what was done. All of you shaming them is not going to bring this little girl back. Why, does this always have to become a racial thing. Brown, white, black, pink, purple, yellow whatever color they may be it all comes down to what? Racism!
exdruguser says
I once met a purple man, and it was mind blowing… Think I had been up for like a week straight, high on meth… That is why I decided to stop doing drugs, now with the Pink person I had met I think it was a result of eating too many mushrooms, he was cool and all, but his color kept changing found him hard to trust… Really Bro, Pink and Purple? Who is ignorant now?
Sighing says
Make America Literate Again
alex says
It’s always the literate people that destroy nations.
Gaby Alvarado says
People are beyond ignorant bringing race into situations like this! Every race has idiots like this but of course since it involves “mexicans” that’s the first thing they want to point out. Nobody knows what happened that night yet people keep putting their two cents in….
If everyone knew how to mind their own bussiness and shut the f@$& up the world would be just a bit better that’s wh
D. says
wow I went to school with that chick, crazy to see how people turn out! Why do people amount to this? I don’t understand why people choose wrong over right…poor little angel, may she rest in peace! And I hope they both get the MAX sentence. Not sure how you can hide a monster that killed an innocent child, you’re both evil and deserve EVERYTHING that’s coming to you.
TG in plmd says
Whoever you are Lg you get your story straight, along with your spelling and whatever you’re trying to say… you obviously don’t read well either.
Emily Rose was with her Aunt, who is a licensed driver, who knows why she was not belted in, maybe laying down for the SHORT ride home. We don’t know as we weren’t there that fateful night.
WHAT WE DO KNOW is this friggen loser punk, killed a person while he was drunk driving! his lowlife loser SUCIA girlfriend helped him try to conceal him and the fact he was drunk driving.
She has kids that are going to be without a mother for a couple of years if she’s convicted, which I hope she is!
And yeah her eyebrows suck!
Dominic says
… a hearty welcome to the sanctuary city of Mexifornia, capitol of the world of the hit-‘n-run Mexicans! Alicia and Eduardo, cummon down!
Just Me says
Lol, so in your eyes, It’s a Mexican problem? Looks to me the kid was Mexican as well… You must be Black to spell “cummon down!” like that? Yes? Should we profile you too?
Kdvali says
Nah we don’t spell like that,But one question “Are you mad Bro”
Lg says
Its obvious u dont no a chola is and,wheres tge driver with no lisence who didnt put this childs seat belt on but her own what kinda mother lets tgere kid go with a driver with no driver licence yea bet u didnt no that…but fast to JUDGE gid bless u all
George Keller says
Good heavens….the next time you have a license, read the front of it and learn how to spell LICENSE. Then either get better at typing or learn how to put a sentence together.
Just Me says
Yes George Keller, And spell check is on this website. That S*** is so hard to read. Probably the Girl with the nice drawn on eyebrows fighting back.
alex says
A human being that doesn’t have the spelling skills you have, George, yet I understood what this person in pain was saying.
JusticeForEmily says
Haha it amazes me how ignorant and how little you know :) Sorry but she DOES have a license but nice try . You keep trying to make excuses for them but everyone sees its bs :) How are you trying to excuse Speeding , Running a red light , Drunk driving , a hit and run and murder ? Dont try to talk on Emily’s mom when you raised your daughter horribly . Thank you have a nice day and God bless ;)
DSAS says
Oh my goodness, learn to spell for goodness sakes
Lg says
GET UR STORYS STRAIGHT BEFORE U JUDGE MIND U THIS LIL GURL NEEDS TO REST AND GOD DONT LIKE UGLY!!!!!!!!!
Aj JUSTICEFOREMILY says
EXACTLY GOD DONT LIKE UGLY !!! YOUR DAUGHTER DID UGLY ACTIONS AGAINST ONE OF HIS ANGELS. AND SIDED WITH THE DEVIL !!!GO FIX YOUR DAUGHTERS EYEBROWS !!
someone else says
“God doesn’t like ugly” is what you meant to write… Is that the mother? But yes I agree, eyebrows are a wreck.
Ha says
Alicias been to jail 3 times . Eduardo been arrested for robbing in 2010 and 2012 like the low life he is , and your over here trying to bash her mother with lies and you really think God loves yall ? Ha. Emily was an innocent child and Angel of his . WITH GOD BESIDES US WHO IS AGAINST US? Not you guys for sure :)
F**** Them says
POS just like him .Sad excuse for a mother. Poor kids have to pay for their parensts putting themselves before them smh.
Life For Both says
Well what can you expect from a low life wanna be chola . So sad what a waste of a mother, couldnt she have thought about her kids instead of putting a low life [removed] infront of them? Smh.
Just Me says
Well one thing about Mexican culture that a lot of people do not understand, is that the women with do anything for their men. May be right, may be wrong… But they will “Kill” for their Partner…
Sean says
Care to put your money where your mouth is, kiddo? Five gets you ten the good Miss Alicia Torres is teaming with STDs. Five gets you another ten the good Miss Torres, for a suspended sentence and time served, turns-out Eduardo like a US$60 CL whore.
Millie says
@ just me: shut your a$$ up don’t speak for everyone not all Mexicans are the same you might be one of them but they are not all like you.
Just me says
@Millie… Wow, you are truly a dumb B****. My statement simply meant that they will do anything for their men. I think that is a good quality to have, is it not? Then you say “you might be one of them” One of who? Mexican cause now you kinda sound stupid to me, “they are not like you” You don’t know what I’m like, do you? As for you “Sean” where do STD’s come to light here? And money where my mouth is? Huh? She picked up her man in a time of need. But your lingo has me confused “five gets you another ten” you must be a dope dealer cause that’s the only people I have ever heard talk like that.