Thu. Dec 12th, 2024

A Fontana man, Joseph Alcazar, 30-years-old, was arrested after Rosenda Elizabeth Smiley, a 14-year-old girl from Rialto, was killed on Saturday night in a collision on the Balboa Peninsula as she walked in the area of Balboa Boulevard and Palm Street, about a block from the Balboa Fun Zone in Orange County.

Smiley was pronounced deat at the scene by the responding emergency crews.

According to police officers, Alcazar stopped at the scene after the accident and cooperated with the police.

He was later booked on suspicion of homicide by traffic fatality and cruelty to a child.

Newport Beach police investigators believe alcohol may have been a factor in the crash but have not provide any further details.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Newport Beach Police Traffic Investigator Nathan Farris at nfarris@nbpd.org.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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