ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man has been arrested after a 26-year-old man from Stockton and an eight-year-old girl were killed in a traffic collision in 2023, the Atwater Police Department said. Police say they received a call of an injury traffic collision at the intersection of Green Sands Avenue and Buhach Road in Atwater on Aug. 23, 2023, at around 12:10 a.m. Upon arrival, officers say they found a two-vehicle collision involving a white Acura sedan and a Silver Toyota Corolla. Multiple occupants in the vehicles were injured and were transported to area hospitals. Because of the collision, investigators report two passengers in the Toyota, Joshua Hitto, 26 from Stockton, and an eight-year-old girl were pronounced dead at the scene. After a year-long investigation, the police department announced they arrested 25-year-old Raul Covarrubias of Los Banos on Tuesday for his involvement in the case. He was arrested on suspicion of homicide and was booked into the Merced County Jail. Although an arrest has been made, the police department encourages anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact them at 209-357-6384.