Man Struck 13-Year-Old Girl Walking to School Twice with Jeep, Apologized, Then Took Off

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9/7/2019|Updated: 9/8/2019

A man hit a 13-year-old girl twice with his Jeep as she was walking to school in Los Angeles on Sept. 6. But instead of helping her, he said sorry then fled the scene. Police are seeking help in locating the culprit.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said Natalia Rodriguez was walking to school in the Pico-Union area on Friday morning when a man who was heading north in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee struck her at about 6:30 a.m., reported KTLA.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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