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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A bill looking to strengthen penalties for hit and run drivers cleared an important hurdle Tuesday. Assembly Bill 582, also known as Gavin’s Law, would close a loophole that incentivizes some people to leave the scene of a crash.

SACRAMENTO (KRON) - A bill that would beef up the penalties for drivers of serious hit and run crashes is gaining traction the State Capitol.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- When Susan Gladding took to the stand to honor her late husband's memory she knew it would be an uphill battle. 

The family of Clovis Unified Vice Principal, Gavin Gladding, will be in Sacramento today advocating for new legislation in his name. 

Gavin’s Law was headed for failure in the Democratically-controlled Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday.

Sacramento - A bill that would beef up the penalties for drivers of a serious hit and run crashes is gaining traction in the State Capitol.

A bill looking to strengthen penalties for hit and run drivers cleared an important hurdle Tuesday.

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A bill looking to strengthen penalties for hit and run drivers cleared an important hurdle Tuesday. Assembly Bill 582, also known as Gavin’s Law, would close a loophole that incentivizes some people to leave the scene of a crash.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The passenger during the hit and run crash that killed Clovis Unified vice principal Gavin Gladding has pleaded no contest to the felony count against her. 

A bill looking to strengthen penalties for hit and run drivers cleared an important hurdle Tuesday.

Hundreds of family and friends of a Clovis Unified educator killed in a hit-and-run accident gathered at a Fresno park on Friday asking Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) one thing: Bring home justice for their beloved Gavin Gladding.

Under the current statute, California Vehicle Code Section 20001, the maximum penalty for a hit-and-run where someone was hurt or killed is four years in prison, and/or a fine of between one thousand to ten thousand dollars.

FRESNO, Calif. - The death of beloved Clovis vice principal Gavin Gladding is now the driving force behind proposed California policy change.

The grief of Gavin Gladding's death is still fresh for his parents Gary and Rita Gladding.

A proposed bill called Gavin's Law was introduced to the State Assembly on Friday. Gavin Gladding's family believes the current hit-and-run statute lacks teeth.

FRESNO, Calif. -- A proposed bill to increase penalties for hit and run drivers is about to go through the hearing process.

A Fresno teen was sentenced to three years in prison Monday morning for the hit-and-run killing of a Clovis Unified vice principal.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flanked by his defense attorney, Moises Valdez Guerrero wore a dark colored suit on Wednesday as he agreed to a plea bargain for his involvement in the cover up of a deadly hit-and-run crash that took the life of a popular Clovis educator.

Susan Gladding, wife of Gavin Gladding, speaks to the court during the sentencing hearing of Rogelio Alvarez Maravilla on Monday morning. Alvarez Maravilla was sentenced to three years in prison for the hit-and-run killing. Video by: John Walker

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The brief prison sentence Rogelio Alvarez Maraville received for killing Gavin Gladding in a hit-and-run accident is seen by Gladding's mother, Rita, as an offense to his memory.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Action News has unearthed search warrants connecting several people to the cover-up after the hit-and-run collision that killed popular Clovis Unified vice principal Gavin Gladding.

Rogelio Alvarez Maravilla went to a party where attendees were playing beer pong before he ran over Clovis Unified administrator Gavin Gladding in a hit-and-run fatal collision in September, according to a Fresno Superior Court document released this week.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The grief is still new and life without Gavin is still an adjustment. His widow's entire life plans were destroyed that September morning. And she's now trying to cope with raising two young kids without the man who they all adored.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The California Highway Patrol has arrested the suspect who is suspected of hitting and killing Clovis Unified Vice Principal Gavin Gladding. Rogelio Alvarez, 18, was arrested Friday night and is accused of vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, and driving without a license.

The driver suspected of killing a popular Clovis Unified administrator was arrested Friday by the California Highway Patrol.

Fresno Calif. - Suspect accused of the hit and run accident that killed Fort Washington Elementary School Vice Principal Gavin Gladding released from jail after posting bail. The Fresno Sheriff’s said the suspect identified as 18-year old Rogelio Alvarez posted bond and released just after 10:00 am on Saturday. His bail was set at $6,100.

Rogelio Alvarez Maravilla, who’s accused of killing Clovis Unified vice principal Gavin Gladding on Friant Road, has admitted to being the driver in the fatal hit-and-run collision last month, newly released Fresno Superior Court documents say.

Action News has obtained court documents revealing the truck involved in the hit and run crash that killed Gavin Gladding a Clovis Unified Vice Principal had been repaired before the suspect turned himself into the California Highway Patrol.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Rogelio Alvarez-Maravilla, the driver who is accused of the hit-and-run that killed vice principal Gavin Gladding, has pleaded no contest to all the charges against him.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Members of the Clovis Unified community joined family and friends to say goodbye to a man who touched so many lives.

CLOVIS, Ca - Clovis, CA - A white-out to raise money for the Gladding family. About 600 shirts were sold prior to Friday's game at $10 apiece and that's across Clovis Unified. During the game it was very evident that many students and teachers are still trying to cope with the tragic hit and run death of Gavin Gladding.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The reward has increased for tips leading to the arrest of the driver of a truck that hit and killed a beloved Clovis Unified Vice Principal.

Fresno - The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run. The accident happened around 6 a.m., Sunday.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Notes and flowers carry on Gavin Gladding's legacy at the intersection of Friant and Old Friant Road. His students have been vocal about finding the driver that abandoned their vice principal on the side of the road. On Friday, his grief-stricken family joined in the chorus of voices for truth.

FRESNO, Calif. -- A community left shocked and heartbroken following the death of Gavin Gladding killed early Sunday morning in a hit and run while jogging near Friant and Old Friant road.

FRESNO COUNTY, California - The Crime Stoppers reward in the case of a Clovis Unified vice principal who was killed in a hit-and-run over the weekend has been raised to $7,200

An estimated 400 participants joined the final mile of the Two Cities Marathon and Half to honor Fort Washington Elementary School administrator Gavin Gladding who was killed by a hit-and-run driver while training for the marathon.

FRESNO, Calif. - The community of Fort Washington Elementary School is grieving, following the death of the school's vice principal, 43-year old Gavin Gladding. The California Highway Patrol said Gladding was jogging on Friant Road around 6pm on Sunday morning, when the driver of a pick-up truck hit him and drove off. Investigators continue the hunt for that driver.

CLOVIS, California - Well known Clovis Unified administrator Gavin Gladding was killed in a hit and run accident on Sunday.