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Hit-and-Run Accidents: How Can Victims Preserve Their Legal Options?

Two Los Angeles-area women were hurt in early July when they were struck by a drunk driver at the intersection of 2nd Street and the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. Witnesses on the scene informed police that a woman driving a Land Rover ran a red light and hit the pedestrians while they were in the crosswalk, briefly dragging one of the victims. The driver stopped for a moment and opened her door to see what had happened, then quickly fled the scene.

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Police in Compton say that a DUI collision the morning of April 25, 2010 led to the death of 16-year-old Chanel Lenard. An ABC News report states that Chanel and her friend were walking back home from a party when they were struck by a Mercury Voyager on 154th Street. The driver of the Voyager did not stop and fled from the scene of the crash. Police apprehended the driver thanks to tips from neighbors who saw the fatal pedestrian crash occur.

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