Long Beach police arrest store clerk who sold alcohol to minor accused of fatally striking family
LONG BEACH, Calif. - A store clerk working at a liquor store in Long Beach has been arrested for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor.
Long Beach Police say hours after purchasing alcohol from the Green Diamond Liquor 20-year-old Carlo Adrian Navarro drove into a family of three, killing them all on Halloween night.
On December 17, Vice Investigation Detectives and agents from The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) arrested 56-year-old Amor Potestades Amacio for furnishing alcohol to a minor resulting in great bodily harm.
Authorities say the driver, Carlo Navarro, was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after fatally striking three pedestrians on the sidewalk.
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The accident killed a family of three, they have been identified as 3-year-old Omar Awaida, his 30-year-old father Joseph Awaida and 32-year-old mother Raihan Dakhil.
The crash occurred at 9:55 p.m. on October 31st in the area of Country Club Drive and Los Cerritos Park Place. Joseph Awaida died shortly after the crash, while his son and wife died of their injuries days later.
Officials say following the crash, the Long Beach Police Department and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control opened a Target Responsibility for Alcohol Connected Emergencies (TRACE) investigation to find the source of the alcohol.
During their investigation officers found evidence leading to the Green Diamond Liquor store located at 5300 block of Long Beach Blvd. and quickly arrested Amacio. She is being held at the Long Beach City jail on $100,000 bail.
Authorities say ABC will be seeking disciplinary action against the store’s alcoholic beverage license, which could result in a suspension or revocation of the license.