OAKLAND — The suspect in a May 2023 crash has been charged, more than two years after he was arrested in connection with the alleged crime, court records show.

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Samuel Grajales, 34, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of the May 17, 2023 crash, but also with being a felon in possession of a gun when he was arrested six weeks later, court records show. The victim, a 50-year-old local mechanic named Carlos Smith, was reportedly riding a bicycle near 98th Avenue and D Street in East Oakland when Grajales allegedly collided with him in a Volvo.

Grajales reportedly sped away from the crash scene. But the following day, he made a mistake that led to his arrest: he parked in front of an Oakland shop that specializes in selling gold fronts, commonly kno

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