Driver Booked on Murder Charge After Pregnant Woman Struck, Killed in Anaheim

Suspect Courtney Pandolfi, who allegedly struck and killed a 23-year-old pregnant woman with her vehicle, is seen in a police photograph in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2020. Courtesy of Anaheim Police Department

A 40-year-old Garden Grove woman has been booked on a murder charge after allegedly being impaired when her SUV struck and killed a 23-year-old pregnant woman in Anaheim, California, leaving the woman’s baby in critical condition, police said Aug. 12.

Yesenia Lisette Aguilar of Anaheim, who was 35 weeks pregnant, was walking on the sidewalk with her husband on Aug. 11 when a white Jeep jumped the curb and struck her, according to Sgt. Shane Carringer of the Anaheim Police Department.