86-Year-Old Man Killed in Concord Crash at Oak Grove Road and Ryan Road

Damian Lopez-Avelino Arrested in Connection to Nov. 23rd Concord Hit-and-Run Collision

Concord, California: 19-year-old Damian Lopez-Avelino from Concord was arrested after an 86-year-old man died in a hit-and-run accident that happened Thursday evening in Concord.

According to the Concord Police Department, at around 6:49 p.m. on November 23, police received reports of a collision at Oak Grove Road and Treat Boulevard.

Police responded to the scene and learned that a second related crash had happened at Oak Grove Road and Ryan Road.

A passenger in one of the cars, only identified as an 86-year-old man, was injured in the crash that happened at Ryan Road.

The victim was taken to John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

CPD reported on Tuesday that Lopez-Avelino was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility without bail following the hit-and-run accident. The suspect faces charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing bodily injury, hit-and-run with injury, and driving a motor vehicle while unlicensed.