Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2012
Contacts:
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR KILLING 3-YEAR-OLD AND INJURING MOTHER IN HIT-AND-RUN IN SCHOOL CROSSWALK
*Defendant’s girlfriend charged with helping him cover his crime by filing false police report
SANTA ANA – A man has been charged with killing a 3-year-old girl and severely injuring the child’s mother by crashing his girlfriend’s car into them as they passed through a crosswalk and then fleeing the scene. The man’s girlfriend is charged with helping him cover his crime by falsely reporting that her car had been stolen. Carlos Antonio Parra, 20, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count each of vehicular manslaughter by unlawful manner of driving and with gross negligence and possession of a controlled substance, and two felony counts of hit and run with permanent injury or death. Continue reading