Charges filed against woman accused of deadly hit and run crash in Parlier

PARIER, Calif. (KFSN) -- As family, friends and the metropolis of Parlier grapple with the nonaccomplishment of 15-year-old Juliani Moreno, killed successful a senseless clang Tuesday night, we're learning much astir the pistillate down the instrumentality successful that hit-and-run.

35-year-old Tiffany Mercado holds an extended transgression record, dating backmost to 2013. Her astir caller condemnation came successful 2024, which included robbery and assault.

The Fresno County District Attorney's Office connected Thursday nighttime filed charges against Mercado for the crash.

Those charges see vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, reckless driving, battle with a deadly limb different than a firearm and being an unlicensed driver.

Action News has besides learned that the District Attorney besides reviewed Mercado's past transgression record.

She is scheduled to beryllium arraigned astatine the Fresno County tribunal connected Friday morning.

As Mercado awaits her time successful court, the assemblage successful Parlier continues to walk its days successful mourning.

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Yesenia Melengez added yet different candle to the increasing memorial for Juliani, conscionable feet distant from wherever helium took his past steps.

"My bosom is broken," Melengez said.

She and her 2 children unrecorded down the thoroughfare from the clang scene. Melengez told Action News the calamity has near her girl traumatized.

"She's all, ma I'm frightened to spell to the store..." Melengez said. "The store is nearby, I'll spell bargain worldly to cook. And she's all, 'I don't privation you to spell to the store anymore, conscionable enactment home.'"

We don't cognize precisely however accelerated Mercado was driving, but the region betwixt the intersection wherever Juliani was archetypal deed and the spot wherever her car yet landed spans longer than 600 feet.

It's a agelong residents accidental is notoriously dangerous.

Manuel Campos and his household person lived connected Mendocino Avenue for years, telling america Thursday that speeding cars are constant.

"You person them going down 50, 60 miles per hr sometimes," Campos said.