Tag: hit-and-run

Thai Suspect in Michigan Hit-and-Run Agrees to Return to US

BANGKOK—A Thai-American woman living in Michigan who fled to Thailand after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a college student has agreed to return to the United States to face charges, police said Wednesday. Tubtim “Sue” Howson, 57, allegedly struck Michigan State University student Benjamin Kable, 22, shortly before dawn on Jan….


5 Injured, 3 Teens Seriously, in Seal Beach Crash; Motorist Flees on Foot

SEAL BEACH, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help Feb. 12 in identifying a motorist who fled the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Seal Beach where three 17-year-old girls in the other vehicle were left with serious injuries. The crash was reported at 7:14 p.m. Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) at Main Street, Orange County…


Michigan Woman Accused of Fatal Hit-and-Run Flees to Thailand: Authorities

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Authorities believe a Michigan woman fled to Thailand to avoid the consequences of a hit-and-run crash that killed a suburban Detroit college student on New Year’s Day. Tubtim “Sue” Howson, 57, was charged Monday with a federal crime related to her sudden one-way flight to Bangkok on Jan. 3. Benjamin Kable, 22, was…


Hit-and-Run Crash Leaves 21-year-old Man Dead in Fallbrook

FALLBROOK, Calif.—The California Highway Patrol (CHP) sought public help Feb. 6 in identifying the vehicle and driver who struck and killed a pedestrian then left the scene in Fallbrook. Just after 9:40 p.m. Sunday, authorities responded to a call of a 21-year-old man being struck by a vehicle on View Street. The man, who was…


California Man Gets 2 Years for Police Chase With 6-Year-Old Girl in Car

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison for leading police on a drug-fueled chase with a 6-year-old girl in the backseat of his vehicle, according to court records obtained Jan. 30. Police attempted to pull Kevin Gregory Ruff over Jan. 13 for a traffic violation, but he kept going,…


Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Vehicle in Laguna Beach Identified

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—The name of a 39-year-old man who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle in Laguna Beach was released Sunday by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Officers were dispatched at about 2:50 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of South Coast Highway located Xueyuan Zhang in the roadway, outside the crosswalk, the…


Man Killed in Laguna Beach Crash on South Coast Highway

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—A man was struck and killed Jan. 28 morning by a hit-and-run vehicle in Laguna Beach, authorities said. Officers were dispatched at about 2:50 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of South Coast Highway located the man in the roadway, outside the crosswalk, the Laguna Beach Police Department reported. Paramedics pronounced him dead…


Man Arrested in LA Hit-and-Run Deaths of 2 Brothers

LOS ANGELES—The hit-and-run motorist who allegedly was involved in a crash in South Los Angeles that left two brothers dead and their mother and sister injured was in custody Jan. 26, police said. The crash occurred at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 9 at Main Street and 111th Place, according to the Los Angeles Police…


Teen Car Thief Who Plowed Into Mother and Baby Shot Dead After Light Sentence for Crime

A 17-year-old California teenager, who in 2021 stole a car and rammed it into a mother walking with her baby and later received a light punishment, was on Wednesday shot to death in the street. Kristopher Baca, who was sentenced to just several months in a juvenile probation camp for the 2021 crime, was shot…


California Hit-and-run Driver Who Plowed Into Mother and Baby in 2021 Shot Dead

A 17-year-old California teenager, who in 2021 stole a car and rammed it into a mother walking with her baby and later received a light punishment, was on Wednesday shot to death in the street. Kristopher Baca, who was sentenced to just several months in a juvenile probation camp for the 2021 crime, was shot…