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Update by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Last night, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 39-year-old Eric Mauricio Ramirez Aguilar of Goleta for his connection to a hit-and-run that left two people dead. He was booked into Santa Barbara County Jail with a bail of $100,000 and his booking photo is now available. Below is a list of his charges:
- 2 counts 191.5(A) PC- Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated (felony)
- 1 count 23153 VC- DUI Causing Injury (felony)
- 1 count 20001(A) VC- Hit and Run Causing Death/Injury (felony)
- 1 count 20001(C) VC- Flee the Scene of a Crime After Commission of Vehicular Manslaughter (felony)
- 1 count 23558 VC- Enhancement for Bodily Injury or Death of More Than One Victim While DUI (felony)
- 1 count 23152(A)VC- DUI Alcohol (misdemeanor)
Update by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
At 5:20 p.m. [Sunday] afternoon, Sheriff’s Deputies responded with County Fire and American Medical Response (AMR) to Cathedral Oaks and Winchester Canyon on a report of a vehicle that hit two pedestrians. While deputies were on their way, the driver of the vehicle ran from the scene and was last seen westbound on Cathedral Oaks. When deputies arrived, they confirmed that one of the pedestrians was deceased. Deputies then took over life saving measures for the second pedestrian. AMR and Fire arrived shortly after and took over care of the patient, transporting her to the hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.
Deputies assisting with the call searched the area for the suspect and two K9 units responded. At 8:30 p.m., deputies located the suspect who was the passenger in a vehicle in Carpinteria. The vehicle was stopped and 39-year-old Eric Mauricio Ramirez Aguilar of Goleta was taken into custody. The driver of the vehicle in Carpinteria was determined to be uninvolved with the hit-and-run and was released at the scene. Aguilar will later be booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail.
The decedents have been identified as 44-year-old Adolfo Corral Corral and 44-year-old Mary Jane Becerra Corral of Goleta.
The Sheriff’s Major Accident Response Team is conducting a thorough investigation of the scene that requires a section of Cathedral Oaks be closed to traffic. Cathedral Oaks has been closed from Winchester Canyon to Brandon until the initial investigation has been completed.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department confirmed one pedestrian was killed and another suffered major injuries after being struck by a vehicle in west Goleta.
The collision took place at Cathedral Oaks and Winchester Circle where law enforcement is performing an investigation.
Traffic restrictions are underway in the area.
This is a developing story.
Hit and run at Cathedral Oaks and Winchester Canyon with injuries to two pedestrians. One is pronounced dead on arrival (black tag).
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I found it on Google. Sad to say, but fatality.
Thank you for letting me know they found the dog. This is so difficult to process. Don’t sweat the small stuff everyone. Life is precious.
@shwackd was he wearing pajama like bottoms? I saw a man on foot with black hoodie, facial hair, black pajama like pants with greenish lines on the pants. I tried to drive back around to take a picture. He was gone! A Sherriff was passing by also.
Edhat needs to update headline: both pedestrians pronounced dead.
CHP- Cathedral Oaks at Winchester: 8:32 PM. [CHP]-SBSO LL VEH JUST PULLED OVER // SUSP REFUSING TO GET OUT AND IS ONLY SPEAKING SPANISH // REQ SPANISH SPEAKING CHP.
7:03 PM.. PER SBSO – C33 CANCELLED, UNITS STILL 97 LOOKING AROUND AREA. THEY ARE WORKING W/CORONER AND PUBLIC WORKS TO CONTINUE FOR CLOSURE // 210 CPZ MDC.
7:00 PM.PER SBSO – STILL PINGING SAME AS LN 31 W/I 1/2 MI RADIUS OF 1020. HAS NOT MOVED IN LAST 1/2 .5:21 PM2[7] 1039 SBSO
5:19 PM. 2 PEDS POSS HIT BY A BLU SD
If I knew someone who had just hit someone I would pick them up as well. Of course I would talk them into turning themselves in, but if it were a loved one, I would have picked them up as well. I am baffled by the $100k bond! It should have been $1mil.
Aguilar is a local guy with kids at a Goleta elementary school. Not defending his actions, but I’m sure that his bail amount took into consideration his family. A tragedy for so many.
I hope that isn’t the case considering, when he drove drunk and mowed over 2 innocent ppl, he himself wasn’t “taking into consideration” his own family.
Poor baby we ought to feel sorry for him because he has kids in elementary school yet he is a killer with NO FEELINGS for these other children as he killed their parents. If he had any consideration for anyone other then himself he would not have been DUI. This state is too damn easy on killers.. He bails out he will get getting drunk inbetween his required AA Meetings,
I actually don’t think that’s the way it works, but…. I am also not a Judge. Bail should have been set at $1mil.
Bail is set depending on flight risk, not just the severity of the crime. If he has family here, it’s likely they found him to not be flight risk, despite leaving the scene of an accident.
Roger – no one is asking you to feel sorry for him. He sucks. He screwed up and ruined peoples lives and will go to prison for hopefully a long time. But the fact remains, he may have kids that go to school in Goleta. Imagine how they feel knowing their dad did this? This whole thing is just so awful I can’t believe it. Try to have some compassion for ALL the innocents here. Our community in Goleta is mourning, please understand that.
I agree with SACJON. Many years ago, I was also a substitute teacher in the SB and Goleta districts, and I can remember working with children whose parents were in prison. Aguilar’s children are innocent victims, as well. So many sad things about this whole event.
Should be at least a million if not no bail at all.
Its crazy hopefully this guy doesn’t get bailed out. I get people are posting he has kids too but the kids are better off without a father like him.
exactly my thoughts. who cares about the guy who hit them. let’s concentrate on the families who have a LOT of healing to do.
Where had Aguilar been drinking prior to hitting them?
What a garbage human. Condolences to the families of the deceased 🙁
Arrested 39-year-old Eric Mauricio Ramirez Aguilar of Goleta. Victims, 44-year-old Adolfo Corral Corral and 44-year-old Mary Jane Becerra Corral, from Goleta.
Clearly Aguilar screwed up here and his life is likely completely ruined as a result. It is interesting that people seem to think that being “local” and having kids relates to his flight risk and bail. I guess if he was a bachelor from Mexico everyone would vote to hang him on the spot. I’m not sure what the right thing to do with these cases is, but punishing this guy, while right and just, will not bring these poor people back. Could there be a way to make him atone by helping society end the scourge of drunk driving and car accidents in general?
While noble, Ant Lion, your hopes are naive. Alcohol is not going anywhere, nor are the people too stupid to know when to not drive while drinking. Drunk driving and car accidents will be here forever. Nothing will make that go away. So yes, punishment is the only available option.
I am baffled by the fact the passenger of the vehicle was responsible and the driver of the vehicle was “uninvolved”.
*later that night
One thing that might help is much, much, MUCH higher penalties for DUI drivers. For first time offenders make the fines punishing and add some jail time, too. For second offenders, make the fines even more exorbitant and the jail time truly prohibitive.
Exactly…! The driver was clearly “Aiding and Abetting” driving the scumbag out of the area…. WTH SBCoSD….? WHY was the driver NOT ARRESTED…????
Reading is fundamental. The suspect was *later* found riding as the passenger in a different vehicle. The driver of that vehicle had nothing to do with the previous incident involving his passenger (who was not a passenger at the time of the hit-and-run, he was the driver).
@JQB- The driver of the vehicle that was driving the suspect (passenger/scumbag) out of the area was aiding and abetting a hit and run felon… Yes, you are correct- “reading is fundamental”, look up “aiding and abetting”- it’s a crime.
“driving the scumbag out of the area” — you have no idea where the driver was going. He was not arrested because there was no legal basis to do so … we don’t yet live in a fascist state.
JQB – I think the frustration here is that, if the driver picked up the suspect and knew what had happened, then they could have been an accomplice. We don’t know if that’s the case though.
“if the driver picked up the suspect and knew what had happened” — which you have no way of knowing. “then they could have been an accomplice” — an accomplice? It was a hit and run, and that person wasn’t on the scene. “We don’t know if that’s the case though.” — we do actually; the police determined that it isn’t. It’s not “frustration” that drives CW, it’s something far darker.
“A criminal charge of “aiding and abetting” or accessory can usually be brought against anyone who helps in the commission of a crime, though legal distinctions vary by state. A person charged with these accomplice crimes is usually not present when the crime itself is committed, but he or she has knowledge of the crime before or after the fact, and may assist in its commission through advice, actions, or financial support. Depending on the degree of involvement, the offender’s participation in the crime may rise to the level of conspiracy…”
The arrest happened more than 3 hours after the hit and run. The notion that the person driving the car at the time the murderer was apprehended was “an accomplice” or “aided and abetted” him in a crime, when that driver was not at the scene, is ludicrous. Fortunately, the police actually understand the law and other basic facts of reality. Give it rest.
wrong
definitely not a slap on the wrist mattyboy.
Wow. Is this bunch of commenters a real sample of our community? God, I hope not, but probably. Let’s start by the fact that a horrible tragedy has happened. It is so sad for EVERYONE connected to it. Two amazing people suddenly killed, four children left without their parents, and another family left without their father/spouse (presumably the breadwinner) and knowing he did this. Tragic. Obviously and without question, this man should be locked up for the maximum sentence allowed. However, most people on here are so holier than thou, it makes me sick. I’m sure there is a person who has never had two or three glasses of wine at dinner and drove, but those of us who have were most likely DUI. Can you imagine if you did this? No one here knows how drunk he was, if he had a blowout, got distracted or whatever. I’m sure none of you have.. I’m sure this guy must feel so incredibly horrible right now. I hope he does and he should and he will spend most of the rest of his life in prison. His family also must be crushed. I don’t see a huge go fund me for them though.. Zero empathy here on any level for his family. You’re all perfect though, so it’s cool.
GET OVER IT: “had a blowout.” That’s rich. You don’t think that tiny detail would have been mentioned?
When someone drives drunk like this and mows over innocents and then flees, chances are he’s driven drunk many, many times before this and this time, his luck ran out. It is highly unlikely this was the first time he drove impaired and had a bad run of luck especially considering he fled the scene. Sadly it took 2 deaths to get him off the streets but feeling sorry for him, sorry I don’t.
It won’t. Even if served consecutively, the penalties for that whole list of offenses is only about 20 years, maximum. DUI laws are soft. Everyone loves their alcohol.
8:13 – who is feeling “sorry” for Mr. Aguilar? I don’t see that anywhere. Interesting you think he’s an experienced drunk driver based purely on the fact he fled. You’r incorrect though. Looking through CA court records, this name does not come up. So, how about laying off the assumptions?
9:37, the fines are already pretty high, said to be about $10K for everything related to the DUI, including fines, increased insurance, court costs, lost work time, etc. High enough so that a reasonable person would change their behavior to avoid it in the future. The people still driving drunk are addicts who can’t stop on their own. So now we need to identify them and take away their access to a car so they don’t kill any other innocents.
8:43 – oh duh…. sorry. I’ll remove my foot from my mouth. Either way, no one is feeling sorry for him.
he won’t get life in prison, but the penalties for what he has done are definitely not “soft”
Literally nobody has said we should feel sorry for him. I know you are emotional right now, but try to read more carefully!
If the guy can’t control his drinking to the point of killing people, he is unfit to parent. The children, sad as it is for them, will be better without him.
Edhat commentors tend to be old testament curmudgeons. But I’m sure they are very nice people in person.