A man is suspected of a hit-and-run, drunk driving crash in Oakland last month who killed a teenage girl and injured her mother will face multiple felony charges, prosecutors said Thursday.
According to the Alameda County Prosecutor’s Office, 37-year-old Agusto Macias was charged with aggravated motor vehicle manslaughter, driving under the influence causing injury, driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.8% causing injury, leaving the scene of an accident, continuing to hit and run and driving without a license.
Police said Macias was driving at a high rate of speed from the scene of a bumper-to-bumper collision on Havenscourt Boulevard, near International Boulevard in East Oakland, on Aug. 19 when he struck the teen and her mother as they were in a crosswalk near 72nd Avenue.
The teenager died at the scene and the mother was taken to hospital in stable condition, police said.
The driver fled the scene and was involved in a multi-vehicle crash a few blocks east on International Blvd. He was arrested by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies, police said.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce that my office has filed charges against an individual accused of extremely reckless driving, which resulted in the tragic loss of a young life,” District Attorney Pamela Price said in a prepared statement. “This incident is a stark reminder of the dangers of drunk driving and reckless driving. It is a preventable crime that destroys lives, devastates families, and needlessly endangers all of our lives. This type of unconscionable behavior will not be tolerated on the streets of our city.”
