The San Fernando Police Department (SFPD) have identified the driver involved in a fatal accident in the early morning hours on New Year’s Day.
Matthew Alexander Gonzalez, 31, of Granada Hills was killed in a car accident that occurred near the intersection of 4th Street and Park Avenue in the City of San Fernando around 5:45 a.m. SFPD Chief Fabian Valdez previously told the San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol that the driver hit a utility pole and spun out of control. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
SFPD Detective Sgt. Pete Aguirre said that they have not received a toxicology report as of press time, so it’s currently unknown if Gonzalez was under the influence. However, he did say that speeding was a factor “based on the extent of the damage to the vehicle and to the property that he collided into.”
It had been raining around that time, which Aguirre said was a contributing factor, but the primary factor to the accident was Gonzalez traveling at high speed.