A Santa Barbara man was sentenced to state prison for a fatal hit-and-run that killed a local father of three in 2024, county prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
Brock Hoffman, of Santa Barbara, was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.
The charge stems from a June 29, 2024 collision on Cliff Drive, where Hoffman struck 39-year-old Juan Lopez late at night, killing him, then fled the scene without contacting police or attempting to render aid, prosecutors said. The crash happened near the Santa Barbara City College campus and surrounding apartment complexes…