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Hit and Run Suspect Arrested

By Steven Rodriguez

Los Angeles hit-and-run crimes are often overwhelming, because they happen quickly and can be overlooked by the accused.  Individuals drive fast, in fact most people break the speed limit laws on a regular basis, and so every person in Los Angeles is at risk of committing a hit-and-run crime.  Getting into an accident, even a fatal one, isn’t a crime necessarily.  A hit-and-run crime in Los Angeles is defined as the result of one party causing damage to another party’s property or person and leaving the scene before producing the proper driver documentation. Hit and Run charges can be both misdemeanors and felonies, depending on the seriousness of the accident. A Los Angeles hit-and-run crime can have even more severe consequences when children are involved...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on January 07, 2009 (boomark / email).