Alex Alcazar, a 23-year-old Milpitas resident and former person of interest connected to a hit-and-run crash in February that left a 14-year-old San Jose girl dead, is now wanted by authorities as the case’s prime suspect.

On April 15, Milpitas police announced they obtained an arrest warrant and Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office had charged Alcazar, who’s been at large since the crash, with hit-and-run resulting in a fatal injury, reckless driving resulting in a fatal injury and driving on a suspended driver’s license.

“We gathered enough evidence for the DA to issue a warrant for his arrest,” Milpitas police Sgt. Sean Heneghan said Friday.

Police would not say if they believe Alcazar has fled the Bay Area or even the country.

“That information is not going to be released,” Heneghan said.

On Feb. 4 at 3:36 a.m., police responded to a collision between a Republic Services garbage truck and a silver two-door 1992 Cadillac El Dorado on the 900 block of North Milpitas Boulevard at Jacklin Road.

The 2012 Autocar garbage truck appeared to be traveling southbound on North Milpitas Boulevard and the Cadillac — later determined to be registered to Alcazar — seemed to be turning left onto North Abel Street, deemed the point at which the garbage truck collided with the Cadillac, police said.

The Republic Services garbage truck driver, a 49-year-old Tracy man, remained at the scene and was uninjured. But the badly damaged Cadillac, deemed as the hit-and-run car because it left the scene following the collision, was found about a half-mile away on fire.

Milpitas police officers arrived on scene and followed the debris, which led to the 800 block of Coyote Street. Officers located the Cadillac stopped along the east curb line. The victim was found dead on the roadway next to the Cadillac.

The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office confirmed the decedent was 14-year-old San Jose resident Cynthia Ramirez Becerra. The coroner determined she died from multiple-blunt force trauma, likely as a result of the crash.

Milpitas Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating Alcazar.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milpitas police at (408) 586-2400. Information can also be provided anonymously by calling (408) 586-2500 or via the police department’s website at: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/government/police/crime_tip.asp.