On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at approximately 4:56 a.m., Temple Station deputies responded to a “vehicle vs. building traffic collision” call. When the deputies arrived they saw a vehicle had crashed through a local business in the 8400 block of Garvey Avenue, Rosemead and into a house located in the rear of the business. Two residents inside the house sustained minor injuries, one of the residents was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect fled the scene of the accident.
At approximately 5:43 a.m., Temple Station deputies responded to the 2600 block of Stingle Avenue, Rosemead, regarding a “male threatening to commit suicide” call. When the deputies arrived, they realized the male threatening to commit suicide matched the description of the hit-and-run suspect.
Victor Gutierrez-Hernandez, 23, was arrested for felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence and is being held in lieu of $150,000.
The suspect’s booking photograph will not be released.
The investigation is still on-going.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Temple Station at (626) 285-7171. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Temple Sheriff’s Station polices the cities of Bradbury, Duarte, Rosemead, South El Monte, and Temple City, in addition to the unincorporated communities of Arcadia, Chantry Flats, Duarte, Monrovia, East Pasadena, North San Gabriel, and South San Gabriel.
