Memorial Service Planned for Johny William Alonzo-Castillo, Victim of Hit and Run Collision

/ Todd_Lappin

Alonzo-Castillo

Bernal Neighbor Michael Nolan has penned an obituary in MissionLocal for Johny William Alonzo-Castillo, the motorist who was killed in the horrific hit-and-run collision on Cesar Chavez at Folsom in the early morning hours of May 3.

Neighbor Michael writes:

Alonzo-Castillo, who friends called “William” was a resident of Daly City and worked as a food preparer and busboy at the Chachacha restaurants on Haight Street and in San Mateo. He was a good friend to the Hondurans and Salvadorans on the staff at Chachacha on Mission Street. One of them said he was studying English at City College and loved soccer.

The eldest of five children, Alonzo-Castillo was born in San Francisco de Coray, Valle, Honduras, on Aug. 20, 1988 to Santo Alonzo, an agricultural worker, and Dilcia Castillo. San Francisco de Coray is located in the department of Valle on the Guasirope River in the Pacific Lowlands of Honduras, close to the border of El Salvador.

He arrived in San Francisco from Honduras in March of 2007.

There will be a memorial service for Alonzo-Castillo tomorrow evening, Tuesday, May 13 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Driscoll’s Mortuary, 1465 Valencia Street.

Meanwhile, Jamie Linares, 25, of San Francisco, the alleged driver of the car that struck Alonzo-Castillo, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

PHOTO: Johny William Alonzo-Castillo via MissionLocal

6 thoughts on “Memorial Service Planned for Johny William Alonzo-Castillo, Victim of Hit and Run Collision”

  1. Super sad, a young life with limitless possibilities cut short. Sounds like a guy doing everything he can to make a better life for himself and family back home. Left his family, working hard, and learning english, simply heartbreaking.

    The driver should go to jail for murder and those passengers who fled should be listed as accomplices. Who among us flees the scene of a horrific hit and run scene as a passenger, truly disgusting people.

    • they probably did it so it wouldn’t be a DUI charge also…can’t do a breathalyzer if you turn yourself in after the fact. still horrifying.

  2. Sympathy goes out to his family, friends and co-workers. Very very sad and heartbreaking. RIP.

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  5. Drunk driving is so dangerous and senseless. Hit and run just makes it worse.

    RIP, Johny, & my condolences to his family.

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