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Teens' hit-run injuries recalled

A Los Angeles police detective's voice cracked with emotion Wednesday as he listed the injuries a teenage girl suffered from a hit-and-run collision in Wilmington.

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Jul 3, 2008
 
No word if this guy has insurance or not. All drivers need to have Uninsured Motorist coverage on their policies. It covers you and household members as pedestrians. With the crazy drivers out there, you need all the financial protection you can get.
Four years for this? Poor girl is sentenced for life. What a system.
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Jul 3, 2008
 
D Jones wrote:
Four years for this? Poor girl is sentenced for life. What a system.
what's sad is that i understand it is UP TO 4 years. there's a chance he could get less... very unfortunate. four with a zero at the end would sound better
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Jul 3, 2008
 
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Guevara said he was changing lanes to get around a bus when he hit the girls. He said he knew he clipped one girl's legs and saw the other hit the windshield, Free testified.
Did this guy have a license... first of all you do not pass up a bus when it is stopped...due to the fact that people could be exiting and entering. Children getting out of school and you see big groups of kids Give me a break.. RECKLESS DRIVING PEOPLE. I hope this guy is legal to be here. I know that paralysed little girl.. She had so much going for her. And Some Idiot will only get maybe four years.. Give this wet back a lifetime....This poor family will never be the same. NEVER!!!! And this guys life when he is 23 will be back driving trying to kill others what this time a group of twenty. Slam the book Hard on him.. FOR DRIVING AWAY. This shows no remorse. Do you know how expensive it is to care for a special needs child. Yes she is going to have a lifetime of rehab. Poor Baby.
I know the family too. Why must someone always make this an illegal issue. If I'm not mistaken I thought one of Kelsey's parents were illegal too... Phillipino and Mexican I think I recall
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Jul 3, 2008
 
This POS deserves 40 to life. Sounds like he may be a sociopath. He is a clear and imminent danger to society. He will obviously commit further crimes if he gets out within 4 years.

This poor child will spend probably most if not all her life with the results of his felony.

How very sad.

Life is full of choices. All choices have consequences.
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Jul 3, 2008
 
I live on Ronan and heard the sound from the accident, you could tell it was car versus pedestrian. It was a sickening sight to see these young girls in the street.
I often hear the screech of breaks at the cross walk as the children are crossing, and even rear end accidents all too frequintly.
I have also watched the police spend an afternoon with a decoy walking back and forth in the cross walk and giving tickets to those who fly through the cross walk with out stopping. Yet the speeding and not stpping for the children continues.
We all need to be more aware of the kids walking back and forth to school, and for all pedestrians.
As far as the driver being illegal...he was! HE BROKE THE LAW, that's illigal. Then he ran, THAT'S ILLEGAL.
I wish both Kelsey and Elizabeth the very best possible.
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Jul 3, 2008
 
dag wrote:
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what's sad is that i understand it is UP TO 4 years. there's a chance he could get less... very unfortunate. four with a zero at the end would sound better
Coulnd't agree more...
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Jul 3, 2008
 
Kelsey is my sons' friend. It's very sad to know that this guy may only get up to 4 years in prison. My son told me that Kelsey pushed others out of harms way because she saw the car coming and she's the one who got hurt the most... She will never be the same nor will her family. We all just have to pray that God will judge him and punish him for hurting his children. He's stupid for driving that fast near that intersection... Hello Wilmington resident, schools out!!! So he's driving on a crowded street (PCH), not too far from the Middle School that he probably attend, and somehow didn't see a crowd of 20 kids crossing the street??? And if I do recall, the bus stop is at PCH & Wilmington Blvd on the South Side of PCH and the bus stops in the right hand lane for passengers.... He obviously is blind. Of course his mother is going to say he didn't do nothing wrong... She doesn't know the laws!! He should be charged with 1 count of wreckless driving, 1 count of intent to flea an accident, 2 counts of great bodily injuring with a deadly weapon (car), 2 counts of violating the speed limit in a school zone. There's no excuse for what he did to these kids. I hope this case goes to trial and he gets what he deserves... No Mercy!! No deals, no plea bargains, no nothing!!!
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Jul 3, 2008
 
4 YRS. IN STATE PRISON FOR HIT N' RUN. WHAT A JOKE. HE SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO 4 YRS. (OR MORE) OF CARING FOR THOSE 2 GIRLS ON A DAILY BASIS. HE SHOULD HAVE TO TEACH KELSEY TO WALK AND TALK ALL OVER AGAIN. HE NEEDS TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HE HAS DONE AND THE PAIN HE HAS CAUSED.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
With what he has done and how he handled it by taking off with no regards for the girls and leaving them to die in the street like animals I strongly believe that he should be charged among all other charges that he be charged with attempted vehicle murder since he left the scene nothing can be worse than watching your child lay there in the state Kelsey is in and being her parent and nothing you can do to change it for her and to know that the ANIMAL responsible for all this is probably going to get 6 months and possible probation. I am so sorry for what happened to these girls their parents,and at the same time I am so angry that this punk is going to get off so darn easy just so his immature sorry self will be back on the street and repeating history. I was also hit at that intersection while attending the same middle school and that man that hit me also fled the scene but they got him and all he got was a $ 25.00 fine and a year probation and he wasn't from here and he was trying to use the laws from mexico saying that the cars there have the right away not the people walking, that was 31 years ago and look nothing has changed.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
HE'S PROBLABY DRIVING AROUND NOW...GOD WORKS IN STRANGE WAYS..
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Jul 4, 2008
 
$50,000.00 BAIL, AND LAWYER...WONDER IF HE CAN BE MADE TO "HELP PAY FOR SOME OF KELSEYS MEDICAL COSTS"??...ANY LAWYERS OUT THERE WITH ADVISE FOR THIS POOR GIRL IN A COMA, FIGHTING FOR HER EXISTANCE?..RUNNING OVER KIDS AND FLEEING THE SCENE SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW..MAKE THIS CASE AN EXAMPLE AGAINST THIS TYPE OF CRIME,A 4 YEAR SENTENCE IS A CRIME ITSELF..HE SHOULD BE MADE TO HELP OUT WITH THE MEDICAL COSTS ALSO..
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Jul 4, 2008
 
They should lock the cell, and BURN the jail down.......
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Jul 4, 2008
 
I agree with you Silicon Doc, I believe a life if is a life and I would have the same feelings about this punk if the people that was hit were 15,25,30 - 60+ It is just a sick situation. My niece was 5 yrs old and it was Sept 2 days before starting kindergarten she was playing in her front yard when this jerk driving under the influence of PCP and alcohol lost control and grove his car into her front yard killing her and seriously hurting this 8 year boy who was in the front yard playing with her and when it was all over ( the trial ) all he got was a 1 year jail time but he was able to go to work and spent the nights and weekend in jail I think they called it ( work fer lo ) and a $ 10,000.00 dollar fine and that was it for him and the jerk thought that his sentence was unfair because he wasn't himself when it happened. I don't care if you are in your right mind or under the influence you took the initiative to get behind the wheel and you chose to put whatever in your system no one else did or you chose to speed and disregard the law regardless what you chose you are responsible for what damage you caused. This kid needs to learn the hard way and get the max for his part in all this,and let others know when you decide to drive you need to drive with caution and with respect to the laws for the public safety no matter the age of the pedestrian or people in other vehicles. I am glad I am not on his jury because him, his family or friends would not like me at all.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
I KNOW THAT THE DRIVER WAS REMORSEFUL AND HYSTERICAL. THE OFFICER LIED. YEP..THATS RIGHT SHE LIED. HE IS VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED. AND WE ALL WISHED IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED. DO ANY OF YOU GUYS OUT THERE HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD BROTHER, SON, NEPHEW, ANYTHING. GOOD GOD YOU ALL SEEM SO CRITICAL. I KNOW HE WAS WRONG FOR LEAVING THE SCENE. THE MAIN REASON HE IS IN SO MUCH TROUBLE IS BECAUSE HE FLED THE SCENE TO HIS SISTERS HOUSE....FOR HELP....NOT TO HIDE..STAYING AT THE SCENE WOULD NOT OF CHANGES THE GIRLS CONDITION, AND I HOPE TO GOD SHE GETS BETTER AS EVERYONE DOES. THE DRIVER IS NOT SOME MONSTER EITHER.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
WE ARE ALL SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED...AND WE WOULD LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW. THE DRIVER IS NOT A BAD GUY. NOR IS HE A PUNK. SOME OF THESE COMMENTS ARE HARSH AND HE IS NOT AN ILLEGAL EITHER.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
lINDA wrote:
I KNOW THAT THE DRIVER WAS REMORSEFUL AND HYSTERICAL. THE OFFICER LIED. YEP..THATS RIGHT SHE LIED. HE IS VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED. AND WE ALL WISHED IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED. DO ANY OF YOU GUYS OUT THERE HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD BROTHER, SON, NEPHEW, ANYTHING. GOOD GOD YOU ALL SEEM SO CRITICAL. I KNOW HE WAS WRONG FOR LEAVING THE SCENE. THE MAIN REASON HE IS IN SO MUCH TROUBLE IS BECAUSE HE FLED THE SCENE TO HIS SISTERS HOUSE....FOR HELP....NOT TO HIDE..STAYING AT THE SCENE WOULD NOT OF CHANGES THE GIRLS CONDITION, AND I HOPE TO GOD SHE GETS BETTER AS EVERYONE DOES. THE DRIVER IS NOT SOME MONSTER EITHER.
He's only sorry he got caught, not for the accident. Driving that fast, by his own admission, is crimminal alone. Only a complete dip-sh*% would drive that fast in a school zone.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
lINDA wrote:
I KNOW THAT THE DRIVER WAS REMORSEFUL AND HYSTERICAL. THE OFFICER LIED. YEP..THATS RIGHT SHE LIED. HE IS VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED. AND WE ALL WISHED IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED. DO ANY OF YOU GUYS OUT THERE HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD BROTHER, SON, NEPHEW, ANYTHING. GOOD GOD YOU ALL SEEM SO CRITICAL. I KNOW HE WAS WRONG FOR LEAVING THE SCENE. THE MAIN REASON HE IS IN SO MUCH TROUBLE IS BECAUSE HE FLED THE SCENE TO HIS SISTERS HOUSE....FOR HELP....NOT TO HIDE..STAYING AT THE SCENE WOULD NOT OF CHANGES THE GIRLS CONDITION, AND I HOPE TO GOD SHE GETS BETTER AS EVERYONE DOES. THE DRIVER IS NOT SOME MONSTER EITHER.
IM SURE HE'S JUST A YOUNG MAN THAT MADE A MISTAKE, WELL ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF MISTAKES..(1) RECKLESS DRIVING "ACCIDENTALLY" RUNNING INTO TWO PEOPLE-(2 SCHOOL GIRLS)...(2) "LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN TERRIBLE ACCIDENT"-(WE ALL CAN AGREE,NOT VERY NICE)..I KNOW HES PROBABLY INSIDE A DECENT YOUNG GUY..HE CAN DO "THE RIGHT THING" AND JUST PLEAD GUILTY AND TAKE WHAT THE COURT GIVES HIM, RIGHT??.."ANYTHING LESS",WOULD SHOW THAT "HE IS JUST SORRY THAT HE GOT FOLLOWED AND CAUGHT", RIGHT?..WE ALL KNOW THAT HE ISNT TRYING TO DENY THAT HE HIT THE GIRLS??..HE ISNT TRYING TO SAY HE DIDNT LEAVE THE SCENE??.HES THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN PROVE THAT HE ISNT A "MONSTER" THAT SOME PEOPLE SAY HE IS..HE CAN STEP UP AS A YOUNG "MAN", AND LET EVERYONE CONCERNED AND THE JUDGE KNOW THAT "HE IS SORRY" FOR WHAT HE "ACCIDENTALLY" DID...DO THE RIGHT THING, BE A MAN, AND PRAY THAT THE LITTLE GIRL RECOVERS..
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Jul 4, 2008
 
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Yeah that's fine, but you know what bugs me...
How people all of a sudden "really care" when "it's a little girl" or a "child".
I do wonder why people don't care much when it isn't. I consider that a big problem.
How does that work, how do we categorize one life as worth so much more than another ? Heck the calls for "more justice" when it's this or that special life, like a "little girls" are everywhere.
Not so much if it's a little girl in the womb, and that's pretty strange as well - and sick, and depraved.
I don't buy all this special life worth more than another crap.
I THINK YOU JUST PROVED THAT "YOUR LIFE" ISNT WORTH MORE THAN "ANY LITTLE GIRLS LIFE"..(take a chill pill)
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Jul 4, 2008
 
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WE ARE ALL SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED...AND WE WOULD LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW. THE DRIVER IS NOT A BAD GUY. NOR IS HE A PUNK. SOME OF THESE COMMENTS ARE HARSH AND HE IS NOT AN ILLEGAL EITHER.
IM SURE THAT HE ISNT A BAD GUY, OR A PUNK..AND THAT HE WILL FACE "WHATEVER CONSEQUENCES" FOR HIS MISTAKES LIKE A YOUNG "MAN", RIGHT?..HE'S PROBLABY NOT EVEN CONCERNED ABOUT HIS OWN FUTURE, BUT THE FUTURE AND HEALTH OF THE YOUNG GIRL "HE RAN DOWN", RIGHT?..SURE HE IS..HES NOT A SELFISH BAD PERSON ONLY THINKING ABOUT HOW TO GET OUT OF JAILTIME, OR PAYING OUT SOME KIND OF MEDICAL RESTITUTIONS FOR THE GIRLS HOSPITAL BILLS..HE PLANS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AS SOON AS HE GOES TO COURT NEXT TIME, RIGHT?...
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Jul 4, 2008
 
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Yes, but you still refuse to acknowledge the reverse. You're the one who needed the chill pill, and obviously still do.
I TOOK A CHILL PILL, AND I STILL THINK "YOUR LIFE" ISNT WORTH ANY "CHILDS"..(sorry)
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