Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA – A man wanted for a vehicle code violation decided to try and flee police, but wound up driving onto a newly-created dead-end street April 13.
Nicholas Hector Gomez fled an officer who attempted to stop him at Route 66 and Glendora Avenue around 4 p.m. He fled east towards Glenwood Avenue and turned north right to where construction crews severed the road for the L Line train, according to Lt. James DeMond of the Glendora Police Department. Before turning onto Glenwood, Gomez is accused of driving on the wrong side of the road. “He turned around, then he let the car roll and it and he got out and ran. The car struck a couple of parked cars,” DeMond told SGV CityWatch. Gomez, 34, was apprehended quickly after fleeing his ride. Gomez was booked on suspicion of evading a peace officer with wonton disregard for safety, hit & run vehicle property damage, possession of unlawful paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, receiving known stolen property and for an outside felony warrant. He is being held in lieu of $35,000 bail, according to Glendora Police booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor GLENDORA - A collision investigation continues to keep Sierra Madre Avenue between Grand Avenue and Barranca Avenue closed until further notice after three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon.
Two people were very seriously injured in the crash. A third person received minor injuries, according to Lt. James DeMond of the Glendora Police Department. The collision was dispatched to first responders at 5:40 p.m. April 5. Speed was very likely a factor in the crash, but DeMond did not know if alcohol, drugs or distracted driving contributed yet. |
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