Richmond: Driver accused of two hit-and-run crashes, including one killing 6-year-old Little Leaguer nicknamed ‘Big Bat’

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Richmond: Driver accused of two hit-and-run crashes, including one killing 6-year-old Little Leaguer nicknamed ‘Big Bat’

RICHMOND – A 29-year-old man was charged Monday with gross vehicular manslaughter related to a hit-and-run crash that killed a 6-year-old boy in Richmond last week, prosecutors said. Authorities say it was the second hit-and-run that day for Ramiro Rojas-Barrios, who allegedly was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The boy killed has been identified as Amadeo Alvarez Jr., a Little League baseball player “with a smile that could light up a…