1 Hurt in Sonora Auto Accident on Chicken Ranch Road
SONORA, CA (March 24, 2021) – Monday afternoon, 69-year-old Richard Alvarez suffered injuries in a hit-and-run crash on Chicken Ranch Road.
The incident happened at around 3:50 p.m., the authorities revealed. According to reports, 20-year-old Albert Roman III of Oakdale drove his 2005 Mercedes sedan. Roman traveled with his passengers, 19-year-old Nathaniel Stetson of Ceres and a 16-year-old female from Oakdale. The authorities noted that they traveled north of Chicken Ranch Road, north of Chicken Ranch Casino, at a high rate of speed.
Meanwhile, 60-year-old Floyd Johnson Jr. of Modesto drove his 2001 Mercedes sedan. Johnson traveled together with his 69-year-old passenger, Richard Alvarez of Modesto. They were also driving north of Chicken Ranch Road, north of Chicken Ranch Casino.
Afterward, Roman let his vehicle to went up an embankment on the right side of the road. Thus, it overturned onto the passenger’s side of Johnson’s car.
As a result, all the occupants of the Mercedes sedan escaped the scene on foot. Meanwhile, Richard Alvarez suffered minor injuries and has received treatment at the scene.
Eventually, the CHP officers found Albert Roman III and apprehended him. They also found Nathaniel Stetson and the 16-year-old passenger nearby. After the investigation, authorities arrested Roman for felony hit and run.
Meanwhile, the authorities also detained Nathaniel Stetson for delaying the duties of a peace officer.
Roman and Stetson were booked to the Tuolumne County jail. Also, authorities found a suspected Methamphetamine from Stetson’s shoe. As a result, he received a charge of a felony for bringing a controlled substance into jail.
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