Suspect in Playa del Rey crash that killed toddler was already wanted in two DUIs, records show - BERITAJA

The Los Angeles Police Department has identified a 28-year-old man arsenic the fishy successful the Playa del Rey hit-and-run collision that killed a 1-year-old boy and his uncle past week.

The section identified the fishy arsenic Moises Santiago Rodriguez Leiva of Canyon Country. Arrest records show he was booked for a misdemeanor and is being held connected a $200,000 bond.

Investigators said they would rumor a news merchandise pinch much specifications and declined to remark further.

But tribunal records show that — astatine the clip of the May 3 postulation collision successful Playa del Rey — Leiva already had 2 outstanding apprehension warrants successful relationship pinch a brace of DUI cases. The clang killed 1-year-old Roger Sandoval and his uncle, 25-year-old Oswaldo Sandoval.

The LAPD said successful a written connection that the clang occurred astatine 4:34 a.m. erstwhile the driver of a achromatic Jeep Cherokee walking southbound connected Vista Del Mar crossed into the northbound lane and collided pinch a bluish BMW 5 series.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced 1 caretaker of the BMW dormant astatine the segment and took 3 others to a infirmary — including the toddler, who later died.

“The driver of the achromatic Jeep Cherokee abandoned the conveyance astatine the segment and fled the location connected ft without stopping to place themselves aliases render assistance arsenic required by law,” the connection read.

Police said Leiva was arrested 3 days later.

The collapsed happened much than 3 months aft he was arrested successful relationship pinch a June 18 DUI case, according to tribunal records, wherever he is sometimes identified arsenic Rodriguezleiva. Prosecutors charged him successful January pinch 4 misdemeanor counts, including driving nether the power and driving pinch a suspended aliases revoked license. They alleged that he besides refused to return a humor aliases urine trial arsenic portion of a sobriety test.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge issued a chair warrant for his apprehension connected Jan. 20 aft he grounded to look astatine his arraignment, according to tribunal records.

Prior to that case, however, Leiva had different warrant for his apprehension successful relationship pinch a July 2024 DUI case. That year, Leiva was charged pinch aggregate misdemeanor counts including driving nether the power pinch a humor intoxicant attraction of much than .8% and causing bodily injury, arsenic good arsenic hit-and-run.

Leiva was officially charged successful October 2024 and pleaded not blameworthy to charges, records show.

Leiva was attending tribunal hearings connected that case, including 1 successful Nov. 2024 wherever he met pinch an migration attorney, records show. His migration position is unknown.

When he grounded to show up to a proceeding successful January 2025, a superior tribunal judge issued a chair warrant for his arrest, according to tribunal records.

It’s unclear why Leiva was not held connected that chair warrant erstwhile he was arrested connected June 18.

An lawyer for Leiva could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

Court records show Leiva was arraigned Monday connected that June 18 DUI lawsuit and pleaded not blameworthy to the charges.

He now faces further charges successful relationship pinch the Playa del Rey fatal collision.