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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015
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Teachers, friends remember former students after fatal crash SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
For Jose Alaniz-Escalante and Erwin Mendoza, a good education was important. When they were in school, they focused on learning, a few of their
former teachers said. “These two kids, they wanted to go to college,” said Pilar Gutierrez. “They had plans.” But those plans were cut short Dec. 19, 2014 when Alaniz-Escalante, 19, and Mendoza, 18, died at the scene in a
head-on collision in the 18400 block of Northeast 128th Way near Redmond. According to King County Sheriff ’s Office Sgt. DB Gates., Alaniz-Escalante was driving an Acura Integra and Mendoza was the passenger. The vehicle
had collided with a Honda Accord, which had been occupied by three people. The Acura was driving west on Northeast 128th Way when it collided with the eastboundmoving Honda occupied by two adults and
a 4-year-old child. A woman in the Honda was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries while the man and child sustained minor injuries. Initially following the [ more RHS page 7 ]
Jose Alaniz-Escalante
Erwin Mendoza
Redmond resident convicted on two counts of tax evasion Ringing in the new year on ice skates About 500 people ice skated into 2015 at Redmond Town Center’s New Year’s Day Glow in the Dark Skating Party. From 4-8 p.m., attendees enjoyed a festive, black-lit rink with snowflake light displays while a DJ played the latest hits along with a variety of soundtracks from popular Disney movies. Guests were given glow-in-the-dark accessories and had their faces painted and their nails polished in fluorescent colors. The SmartRink, featuring synthetic ice, will be open through Feb. 1. Courtesy of Redmond Town Center
Pedestrian injured in accident on 148th Avenue Northeast ANDY NYSTROM anystrom@redmond-reporter.com
A vehicle hit a pedestrian at about 5:23 p.m. on Jan. 2 in the northbound 2200 block of 148th Avenue Northeast. According to the Redmond Police Department (RPD) Twitter
feed, an adult male pedestrian was seriously injured and transported to Harborview Medical Center. The man sustained nonfatal injuries to his chest and torso region, said Janessa Rosick, public information coordinator for the RPD. The 39-year-old driver of a pickup truck was attempting to make a left-hand turn on a green light from Northeast 22nd Street onto 148th when he struck the pedestrian, according to Rosick. The driver told police that he saw another vehicle
speeding up, proceeded to turn and didn’t see the pedestrian. One witness confirmed the report, Rosick added. The driver was transported to Overlake Hospital and given a sobriety test. He was not suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was uninjured. The road near the accident scene was closed for some time and later reopened. Rosick said a traffic camera captured the incident and investigators will review the footage.
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On Dec. 11, 2014, Redmond resident Thomas R. Hazelrigg, III, was convicted in U.S. District Court on two counts of tax evasion. The 68-year-old, a former real estate developer and lender in Bellevue, was indicted in 2013 on charges he hid his assets for 10 years while avoiding taxes and living a life of luxury. He was found guilty by a jury following a nine-day trial. Hazelrigg faces up to five years in prison on each count of tax evasion. His sentencing is scheduled for March 12. According to court documents, Hazelrigg “did willfully attempt to evade payment of federal income tax, penalties and interest due and owing by him to the United States” from 1989-91 and in 1994.
Hazelrigg avoided $533,454 in taxes owed while spending millions of dollars on a Bellevue penthouse, two homes in Palm Springs, private aircraft, thoroughbred horse racing and country club fees, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Court documents state that Hazelrigg “reported large losses on his individual income tax returns, but failed to report substantial income he received.” In addition, the documents go on to read that he placed money and other assets he owned in the names of nominees, which are “persons or entities that hold income or other assets in their own names, when the income or other assets are actually owned and controlled by another person or entity.” In addition, Hazelrigg’s [ more TAX page 7 ]
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