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3 years after hit-and-run left 3 girls dead in Lucerne Valley, suspect remains on the run
For three years, Santos Alejandro Jimenez-Cruz has been on the run.The now 21-year-old is wanted in a deadly June 2021 hit-and-run that left three girls dead and another girl fighting for her life on the side of a road in Lucerne Valley."We lost her and they lost theirs, and I'm like ... he's living life like it never happened," said Tammy Midkiff, the grandmother of 13-year-old Sandra Mizer. "He's getting away with it."Sandra along with 12-year-old Daytona Bronas and 11-year-old Willow Sanchez where killed on June 5.The girls were a sleepover at their friend Natalie Coe's home."Last time I talked...
Suspected DUI driver in custody after chase from Inland Empire to Los Angeles
CHP officers chased a suspected DUI driver from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles for more than an hour on Thursday.The pursuit of the driver in a silver Mercedes sedan, which had visible damage along the passenger side door panel, started in the San Bernardino area around 2:45 p.m.The driver fled from officers through Riverside County and eventually headed west on the 91 Freeway at a high rate of speed. The driver later transitioned to the 5 freeway and then ended up on the 10 freeway through Los Angeles, passing downtown and heading west in relatively light traffic.The driver then exited onto surface streets in the Jefferson Park area.Just before 4 p.m. the driver pulled into a parking lot on Crenshaw Boulevard and parked the vehicle. He emerged from the car, waving and gesturing toward officers, and eventually surrendered. He was taken into custody without further incident.Officers approached the vehicle with guns drawn and determined no one else was inside.
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