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Complex Hit-and-Run Accident in Los Angeles

By Steven Rodriguez

Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys know that it is difficult enough to defend hit-and-run cases without having to deal with other charges, such as vehicular manslaughter.  However, one particular case in Los Angeles demonstrates how difficult a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer’s job can be when dealing with a hit-and-run. A pregnant woman was struck and injured in South Los Angeles by a vehicle driven by her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, and the fetus died, police said today. The hit-and-run occurred about 10:30 a.m. Sunday after the two women got into an argument.  The pregnant woman was taken to a hospital with broken bones. The baby was delivered but did not survive. The woman who drove the hit-and-runvehicle later turned herself in at the LAPD’s Newton Station and was expected to be charged with attempted murder, Smith said...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).