ALLENTOWN, Pa. — District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced Tuesday, that an Allentown man has been charged in a 2023 fatal crash that killed two people.
Imanol Caraballo, age 23, of Allentown, is charged for the deaths of Christopher Stocker, 44, and Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, 43.
Caraballo was arraigned December 16, 2024, and released on $50,000 unsecured bail.
He was charged with two counts each of Homicide by Vehicle while Driving Under the Influence, a second-degree felony; two counts each of Homicide by Vehicle, a felony of the third degree; and Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury, a felony of the second degree.
He also received additional charges of two counts each of Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury while Not Properly Licensed, a felony of the third degree; two counts each of Recklessly Endangering Another Person, a misdemeanor of the second degree; and misdemeanor charges of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Controlled Substance.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. January 2, 2025.
Around 1:15 a.m. December 10, 2023, police, fire and EMS were called for two pedestrians struck in a hit-and-run crash in the 300 block of Hamilton Street.
Witnesses told police the vehicle that struck the two people was a grey sedan that fled eastbound on Hamilton Street.
Christopher Stocker, 44, and Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, 43, also of Allentown, both died from blunt force injuries due to a motor vehicle crash and their deaths were ruled accidental by the Lehigh County Coroner.
While traveling in the 100 block of Walnut Street, an Allentown Police officer found a silver sedan parked nearby. The car’s windshield was smashed, and the hood was dented.
A man identified as Caraballo was nearby and the investigation determined he had been driving at the time of the crash.
Caraballo’s blood tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.