Driver in Mesa Fatal Hit and Run Gets Two Year Sentence

Driver in Mesa Fatal Hit and Run Gets Two Year Sentence

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The driver in a fatal hit and run on the Santa Barbara Mesa in 2024 is going to prison for two years. Brock Hoffman entered a plea of no contest in Santa Barbara Superior Court, equivalent to a guilty plea. He left the scene of the fatal accident on June 29, 2024 and faced a felony charge. Hoffman turned himself in on July 4, 2024. Police used nearby cameras and other information to place Hoffman at the scene, then…

Driver in 2024 Fatal Hit-and-Run Sentenced to 2 Years in State Prison

The driver who struck and killed a pedestrian on the Mesa in Santa Barbara last year was sentenced Tuesday to two years behind bars. The sentence was handed down by Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Stephen Foley after hearing impact statements from the victim’s family. Brock Alexander Hoffman was ordered to spend to two years in state prison for the death of Juan Lopez, 39, whom he hit while Lopez was crossing the street at around 11:30 p.m. o…