Hit & Run Case Reviewed Involving North Bay Prosecutor's Brother
CLOVERDALE (AP) -- Prosecutors were investigating if special treatment was given to the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run who was represented by the former Sonoma County district attorney's brother.
New Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch said she is reviewing the quick resolution of the case against 17-year-old Mitch Carlson.
Carlson's lawyer, Joe Passalacqua, is brother of former county prosecutor, Stephen Passalacqua.
Carlson is accused of fleeing the scene of a Dec. 27 accident in which his pickup hit 83-year-old Miguel Sanchez. The case was settled on Dec. 29, and Sanchez died in the hospital two days later.
Carlson is back at his high school. His attorney denied that he received any special treatment.
Ravitch said Monday she will make the findings of her inquiry available to the public.
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