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Raimondo’s role
Defense counsel addressing the distinction between the underlying collision and the allegation that a driver knowingly left the scene.
Coverage highlights
- Central issue: Raimondo responded to questions after an arrest in a fatal Bakersfield hit-and-run investigation, emphasizing the client’s lack of criminal history and the need to investigate fault and knowledge.
- Raimondo’s involvement: Defense counsel addressing the distinction between the underlying collision and the allegation that a driver knowingly left the scene.
- Archive record: 23ABC, published May 15, 2024.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department arrested 26-year-old Eliezer Camacena-Martinez in connection to the hit-and-run crash that killed Estella Andino. Video shows the family of Estella Andino mourning and a memorial at the site of her death. Serina Valdivia, Andino's daughter, says her family hopes to see the man responsible taken into custody and put behind bars for a long time. Marina Johnson tells me… her mom, Estella Andino, used to push her on the swings as a kid at Wayside Park.
Now, she does the same with her son who she says will never get the chance to grow up with his grandmother. “She has four daughters, and none of us thought we’d have to bury our mothers before the age of 30, and we should have had to,” Jesmin Andino-Stevens, Andino's daughter, said. The Bakersfield Police Department confirmed their officers arrested 26-year-old Eliezer Camacena-Martinez on Wednesday in connection to the crash, which happened on April 13th.
"It’s hard I just keep on thinking of how they told us she was screaming for help," Johnson said. "How could you if you had a heart, how could you just leave her there?” I reached out to Camacena-Martinez, who told me over the phone, the collision was an accident, but Estella Miranda, Andino's mother, disagrees. “How could it be an accident if you hit somebody, run them over and keep going? That’s not an accident,” Miranda said. Camacena also confirms he was arrested and released on bail.
“I’m never gonna see my daughter, so why should be be out in the streets," Miranda added. Camacena referred me to his lawyer, saying he didn’t want to speak about the case any further.
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