{"id":727,"date":"2026-05-29T06:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2026-05-29T06:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:07:43","slug":"redwood-city-man-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"Redwood City man arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>REDWOOD CITY \u2014 A suspect is in custody following a fatal hit-and-run earlier this week in Redwood City, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=725\">Four arrested, charged in Fremont utility wire theft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The collision happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Beech Street and Middlefield Road. A pedestrian was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The San Mateo County Coroner\u2019s Office identified the victim as Maria Torres, 72, of Redwood City.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, detectives obtained video surveillance footage of the hit-and-run and determined the suspect vehicle was a late-model Toyota Tundra, according to the Redwood City Police Department. They then used automated license plate reader data to identify vehicles matching that description in the area at the time of the collision.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives identified a single vehicle, which was found later that same day in the driveway of the registered owner\u2019s home, police said. The pickup truck was towed as evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=723\">49ers\u2019 Nick Bosa\u2019s love of game kept him from quitting after ACL tear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the registered owner and driver of the Toyota showed up at the police department, according to police. He was identified as Francisco Gallardo Alvarez, 52, of Redwood City.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Gallardo Alvarez was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run resulting in injury or death. He was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City and is being held without bail, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police department at 650-780-7100.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=721\">Valkyries instant analysis: Veronica Burton outduels Caitlin Clark as Golden State beats Fever at home<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspect is in custody following a fatal hit-and-run earlier this week in Redwood City, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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