warpedskydiver 0 #1 March 16, 2006 Car Veers Onto So. Calif. Sidewalk; 1 Dead By DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press Writer 3 hours ago LOS ANGELES - Police said the driver of a vehicle that barreled onto a sidewalk, killing a teacher and injuring eight students, told them the crash in suburban Culver City was caused when her boyfriend grabbed the steering wheel during an argument. An attorney for Reynaldo Cruz said Wednesday his client told him he never grabbed the wheel. "He feels terrible about what happened, and wishes that they had never gotten in her car," attorney Peter Navarro told The Associated Press. Laura Samayoa, 20, of Los Angeles, was arrested Wednesday and booked for investigation of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and hit-and-run collision involving a fatality, police Sgt. Brian Fitzpatrick said. Cruz, 19, who turned himself in late Wednesday, was booked on the same charges, said police Lt. Chris Maddox. Both were being held on $400,000 bail. Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. John Kades identified the teacher as Carrie Philips. He declined to release her age or other information. The students, whose ages ranged from 10 to 13, had just left a nearby school when the car veered onto the sidewalk about 3 p.m., Maddox said. Three children were in good condition at UCLA Medical Center and two were in fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. Two other children were in stable condition at Brotman Medical Center, and one who had been admitted there in stable condition was later transferred to another facility, a spokeswoman said. A witness said he was leaving work in the suburb just southwest of Los Angeles when he heard screeching tires. He said a woman he believed to be the driver tried to leave the scene but he stopped her. "At first she said, 'I wasn't the driver.' And I said, 'You were in the car. You need to come back as a witness,'" Tennyson Collins told KCAL-TV. Navarro said Cruz told him he fled because he feared he'd be blamed for the accident. "He used poor judgment and wasn't thinking," the attorney said. Police said the teacher worked at Turning Point School, a private school that enrolls students from kindergarten through eighth grade. A woman who answered the phone at the school declined to discuss the accident.Quote At the school up the street from my house we have a problem with very recent immigrants (not sure of legal status) not obeying the vehicular code nor showing any reasonable safe driving behavior. This morning I witnessed and undercover Police Officer whom I know, giving out citations. I watched as he handed a woman a ticket, she was blocking the drop off lane with her dodge durango and when she was handed the ticket she tore it up and spat at the officer. OUT COME THE HANDCUFFS! I want to know why people who live here and take their kids to that school do not behave responsibly and why the do not show more common sense. I would wager that by tommorrow there will be a protest at city hall and charges of RACISM will be shouted. I would also wager that this mornings actions by the police will not stop the unsafe and illegal acts by drivers, some of which most likely do not have legal status in this country. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,596 #2 March 16, 2006 QuoteI would also wager that this mornings actions by the police will not stop the unsafe and illegal acts by drivers, some of which most likely do not have legal status in this country. Absolutely right! I bet it was those damned illegals who made Enron collapse too, and it's their fault that Futurama got cancelled!!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #3 March 16, 2006 How do you know that the woman was a recent immigrant? I've seen cowboys from norco give the same attitude to police when they came to break up a bar fight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #4 March 16, 2006 I never said she was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tenshi 0 #5 March 16, 2006 And what the hell does blocking the street have to do with running over people on the sidewalk. But I dig your point. Over here you can only do 20mph around schools and I think that's a good rule. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #6 March 16, 2006 QuoteAnd what the hell does blocking the street have to do with running over people on the sidewalk. But I dig your point. Over here you can only do 20mph around schools and I think that's a good rule. But, what if I'm reasonable sure they are all in class and not outside; and I'm a very good driver, and I like to go really fast and can't afford the track. I'm only putting myself in danger. but I digress.... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jakee 1,596 #2 March 16, 2006 QuoteI would also wager that this mornings actions by the police will not stop the unsafe and illegal acts by drivers, some of which most likely do not have legal status in this country. Absolutely right! I bet it was those damned illegals who made Enron collapse too, and it's their fault that Futurama got cancelled!!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #3 March 16, 2006 How do you know that the woman was a recent immigrant? I've seen cowboys from norco give the same attitude to police when they came to break up a bar fight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #4 March 16, 2006 I never said she was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenshi 0 #5 March 16, 2006 And what the hell does blocking the street have to do with running over people on the sidewalk. But I dig your point. Over here you can only do 20mph around schools and I think that's a good rule. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #6 March 16, 2006 QuoteAnd what the hell does blocking the street have to do with running over people on the sidewalk. But I dig your point. Over here you can only do 20mph around schools and I think that's a good rule. But, what if I'm reasonable sure they are all in class and not outside; and I'm a very good driver, and I like to go really fast and can't afford the track. I'm only putting myself in danger. but I digress.... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
