Man gets probation for 2014 fatal Burbank crash

Feb. 3, 2016 3:55 PM PT

A 53-year-old driver was sentenced Monday to three months of probation in connection with a crash that killed a 76-year-old pedestrian in Burbank, officials said.

Al Rondon pleaded no contest Monday to one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter, according to Burbank Senior Assistant City Attorney Denny Wei.

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Rondon was also ordered to pay a $1,480 fine, along with restitution to the victim’s family, the amount of which will be determined in August, Wei said.

The collision occurred just before 7:30 a.m. one October Sunday in 2014.

The woman was walking eastbound on Victory Boulevard, crossing the street legally at Hollywood Way, when she was struck by a delivery van making a right turn onto Victory Boulevard, police said.

The woman was rushed to the hospital, where she died.

Alene Tchekmedyian

Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader.