Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK – A driver is scheduled to be arraigned on a felony hit and run charge today as the man she allegedly hit continues to fight for his life.
The collision occurred January 27 between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The injured man was found behind USA Gasoline, 20354 E. Arrow Hwy. in Charter Oak. Victoria Wright Fisher, a 73-year-old Glendora woman, was identified as a suspect after the investigation was transferred from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. Fisher was found and arrested in Covina February 4 at 10:50 a.m. She drove a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder when the collision occurred, according to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. The circumstances that led to the collision are not immediately known. It is unclear if alcohol led to the crash. The victim, identified as Oliver, was left with countless injuries: a broken pelvis, 17 broken ribs, a broken ankle, collapsed lungs, a broken leg, a broken clavicle and more. He recently began battling pneumonia, for which he underwent surgery to clear his lungs, according to his sister, Maggie Bunten. Security footage from USA Gasoline reportedly showed the collision. The driver entered the gas station lot from Arrow Highway, drove behind the gas station and struck Oliver. The driver exited the vehicle after the crash, reentered the SUV and drove out to Bonnie Cove Avenue, Bunten told SGV CityWatch. The arrest was made one day after the case files were delivered to the CHP Baldwin Park Office, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. Fisher was issued a citation and released the same day of her arrest. She is expected to appear in the West Covina Courthouse, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The 67-year-old pedestrian struck and killed in a collision with an Azusa Police motorcycle officer was recently identified.
Xueqi Li was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Li died from blunt trauma. His manner of death was listed as accidental. Li was a Covina resident, according to Sarah Ardalani, coroner public information officer. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. in the unincorporated community of Charter Oak January 31. Li was crossing the street when the officer eastbound on Cienega Avenue at Asherton Avenue collided with him, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. Earlier reports indicated the man killed was a bicyclist. The injured 63-year-old officer, a Covina resident, was given a police escort to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The CHP stopped traffic on the southbound 57 freeway to allow an unobstructed path to the level 1 trauma center. Li was also taken to Pomona Valley where he was pronounced dead. Alcohol and drugs are not suspect factors in the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – More information was revealed Tuesday in the investigation into an Azusa Police motorcycle crash that killed a pedestrian January 31.
“Our officer is currently recovering from injuries caused by the collision. The officer was headed home after working his shift as a Motor Officer at Azusa PD,” according to the Azusa Police Department in an updated social media post. The pedestrian killed has yet to be identified, but he is described as a 50-year-old Asian man. He was crossing the street when the officer eastbound on Cienega Avenue at Asherton Avenue collided with him, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. Earlier reports indicated the man killed was a bicyclist. The injured 63-year-old officer, a Covina resident, was given a police escort to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The CHP stopped traffic on the southbound 57 freeway to allow an unobstructed path to the level 1 trauma center. The pedestrian was also taken to Pomona Valley where he was pronounced dead. Alcohol and drugs are not suspect factors in the crash. Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call the CHP Southern Division Investigative Services Unit at 323-644-9550. |
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