{"id":1885700,"date":"2026-04-16T14:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885700"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:46:23","slug":"baywatch-star-david-charvet-accused-of-hit-and-run-after-striking-and-killing-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885700","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Baywatch&#8217; Star David Charvet Accused of Hit-and-Run After Striking And Killing Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/16\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/16e3a4028e8a4feeb7b80a6682912ec1_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Baywatch&#8217; Star David Charvet Accused of Hit-and-Run After Striking And Killing Dog<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">David Charvet<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Accused of Hit-and-Run After His Truck Kills Dog in Malibu<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T07:46:23-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:46 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T09:10:36-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:10 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-56e65af351fd489a01b83d7d8a542d5d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_16e3a4028e8a4feeb7b80a6682912ec1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9df724a7-ca2a-470b-910f-f3766f36e8a1\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/16\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/16e3a4028e8a4feeb7b80a6682912ec1_md.jpg\" alt=\"David Charvet getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0f689833cc25bb81ea1622e3a6fd57cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-divider-block canvas-divider-block-permalink canvas-divider-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"divider-block\">\n<p class=\"divider-block__text divider-block__stroke-color-primary\">update<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6b6eab571b5b67982d3f225da067645a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>9:07 AM PT &#8212; Sgt. Callahan<\/strong> of the Lost Hills station tells TMZ &#8230; they do not consider the incident a hit-and-run since David called authorities after it happened &#8212; even if he was not directly on scene. A deputy is with Vera and family right now, taking a &#8220;traffic collision&#8221; report.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-50b7cd0d332fc7e8421a797887b86827\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Info being gathered includes whether the dog died &#8212; and whether it was leashed at the time. Vera told us yes, the dog died, and yes, her three dogs were on a leash at the time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1203379264c572bd1961186bf65880f4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>8:07 AM PT &#8212; <\/strong>the Lost Hills sheriff station tells TMZ that they&#8217;ve been in contact with Vera &#8230; and they&#8217;re sending deputies to her home to take a report.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d39902ecfd97060c7857a02185d78515\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>&#8220;Baywatch&#8221; OG star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/david-charvet\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>David Charvet<\/strong><\/a> struck and killed a dog Thursday morning &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e7ff98ae2cbe83d2c5987a7b76813eba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>Vera Errico<\/strong> tells us, just before 6 AM, she was walking her 3 dogs &#8212; all on leashes &#8212; in a gated Malibu community, when Charvet came along in his pickup truck.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-63951d2be320b4143761975fb691b05e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_9999895fd7ba408ebb07e5d46a03592a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9df724a7-ca2a-470b-910f-f3766f36e8a1\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/9999895fd7ba408ebb07e5d46a03592a_md.jpg\" alt=\"David Charvet and truck bg\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Backgrid<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-38caf95bbfdd2b9cf8e0608b28335462\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Vera says Charvet didn&#8217;t stop after hitting the dog &#8230; rather, she says he drove outside the gated community and she believes he then called the police &#8212; something a driver is required to do if involved in an accident that results in injury or property damage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6ddbebed3b35f8307bd857b744200687\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>She says his truck struck <strong>Sunday<\/strong>, her 11-year-old white English Labrador. She and her husband rushed Sunday to the vet, where the animal was euthanized.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-722e0f047ef5491ffbc7a6b16d228886\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260416_bc24023c198740a0a56edb869d6613eb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9df724a7-ca2a-470b-910f-f3766f36e8a1\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bc\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/bc24023c198740a0a56edb869d6613eb_md.jpg\" alt=\"David-Charvet-in-'Baywatch'-alamy-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Alamy<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7ccef51121e08829e470bcea99cc1331\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Vera and her husband are on the way to the L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Office to file a police report &#8212; for hit-and-run.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08e554d8b48e4457143f54160e374f22\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We spoke with Charvet, who gave us a &#8220;no comment&#8221; and told us to reach out to his publicist. 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