Martinez, Calif. – Earlier this summer, a Contra Costa County jury convicted Camille Thompson of three counts, including the felony hit and run count resulting in death, misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and misdemeanor destroying evidence.
Last week, Thompson was sentenced to two years of formal probation and one year of electronic home detention by the Honorable Julia Campins for the 2019 felony hit and run conviction that resulted in the death of a Pittsburg man. Judge Campins also sentenced Thompson to 100 hours of community service and to take a driver safety class.
Originally, Thompson faced up to four years in state prison for the felony hit and run count. The prosecution asked Judge Campins to sentence the defendant to state prison. Contra Costa County Probation Department also agreed that the defendant be sentenced to state prison.
On March 20, 2019, the victim was walking home on the side of the road at W Leland Road and Bailey Road and was hit by Thompson’s Mercedes Benz C-class coupe. Video surveillance captured Thompson circling back to where the victim’s body laid on the side of the road. Thompson’s Mercedes briefly paused next to victim’s body. She then left the scene and failed to render or seek aid for the victim. A few minutes later, a Good Samaritan stopped at the scene and stayed with the victim until Contra Cosa County Fire Department personnel arrived. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
As a result of the collision, Thompson’s vehicle had extensive damage, including a nearly shattered windshield and a missing fog lamp which was left behind at the scene.
Pittsburg Police Department officers began an extensive investigation to identify the driver who left the scene and found the fog lamp near where the victim’s body was discovered. Pittsburg Police determined the fog lamp came from a Mercedes vehicle.
In turn, officers reviewed city and residential surveillance footage and determined Thompson’s vehicle was the only Mercedes to travel on W Leland Road during the estimated timeline and was the last vehicle to pass the victim prior to the Good Samaritan stopping to seek aid for him. Five days after the collision, officers executed the search warrant at Thompson’s residence. There, officers located the Mercedes vehicle in the carport under a tarp and tire tracks in the backyard. In addition to extensive body damage, the Mercedes was conspicuously missing a fog lamp. During the execution of the search warrant, officers also found recently dated receipts to the local Home Depot and discovered Thompson purchased some items routinely used to repair damaged vehicles.
Case information: People v. Camille Edith Thompson, Docket Number 05-192420-8
4 comments
Looks like crime does pay, fucking ridiculous.
It wasn’t like she hit someone and didn’t realize, or maybe thought she hit something, whatever, and continued on.
She actually came back, saw that it was a critically injured human being, and left him to die like an animal to die.
Follow this action up with trying to conceal car, repair it, that all speaks to destruction of evidence.
I would vote for a recall of the less-than-honorable Julia Campins.
“Misdemeanor” vehicular manslaughter? This must be a joke! She got PROBATION???? What in hell is the problem with that Campins judge? Does she have a drinking problem? I would have sentenced this woman to 20+years in prison! On the other hand, if she killed one of my relatives using her car and then left them on the road to die, I would be ready and waiting for her when she emerges from wherever she will be hiding out . . . and we’d have “a little chat.” She’ll get hers!
Probation, my ass! I would hunt her ass down fast!
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