North Hollywood Man Arrested in Connection with Hit-and-Run Death of Wheelchair-Bound Man

Two people were in custody today for their alleged involvement in the hit-and-run death of a wheelchair-bound man in the Pacoima area, authorities said.

Manuel Dejesus Segovia Gonzalez, 40, of Pacoima was crossing Terra Bella Street just east of Cayuga Avenue about 8 p.m. Sept. 26 when he was struck by a vehicle that kept going, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Gonzalez was dragged around 100 feet. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Tatiana Cacho, 24, of Pacoima, and Christian Olvera, 23 of North Hollywood were arrested on Monday afternoon a few blocks from where the victim was fatally injured, the LAPD reported.

Cacho was booked on suspicion of felony hit and run and was being held in lieu $50,000 bail. Olvera was booked on suspicion of being an “accessory after the fact” and was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail. No court dates were set.

A 2005 Cadillac SRX believed involved in the hit and run was impounded as evidence, police said.

“Leads from the community were instrumental in locating the suspects,” police said in a statement. “The media coverage was viewed by anonymous witnesses who reported the leads, culminating in the ... arrests.”

Anyone with more information on the case was urged to call the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division at (818) 644-8000.

--City News Service

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