Delia Bautista-Cruz, 31, of Navoto, California pleaded guilty to hit-and-run yesterday after hitting a 14-year-old skater and then driving away.
The collision occurred on June 29 on Ignacio Boulevard, where a tan Ford Explorer clipped a 14-year-old boy who was skateboarding with friends across the four-lane road. The Explorer was traveling an estimated 25 to 30 miles an hour, and the boy fell to the ground. . . The victim’s friends heard the driver say “Oh my God” before driving off, authorities said. . . The injured skateboarder was treated at Marin General Hospital for cuts to his face and scrapes to his arms and legs. The boy received several stitches to his face and has permanent scarring, the district attorney’s office said.
Cruz, who had no license and is on “a no-bail federal immigration hold” which means she may be deported after she serves her time.
[Link: Contra Costa Times]
