11-03-2014, 11:18 PM
HALLOWEEN HIT AND RUN
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13-year-old twin sisters Lexi and Lexandra Huerta Perez and their 13-year-old friend Andrea Gonzalez were struck and killed Friday night by a hit-and-run driver while trick-or-treating in Santa Ana, California. RIP.
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Today, Santa Ana police Chief Carlos Rojas announced that Jaquinn Bell, 31, (pictured above) of Orange was booked for investigation of felony hit-and-run causing death.
Authorities say the three girls were struck and killed in a crosswalk, only two blocks from home. Police believe Bell was driving with his two teen children (17 and 14) when he struck and killed the girls. Bell's damaged black Honda SUV was found a short distance from where the collision occurred.
Bell has previous convictions for reckless driving and DUI and had recently been charged with a different hit and run.
Ref: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/03...96508.html
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Very sad story and big news locally.
It was disheartening reading the comments with some of the news articles when the story first broke and police were looking to identify the driver.
I read many comments stating that the girls were probably here illegally anyway. Several blamed the girls' moms for not accompanying their thirteen-year-olds around the block. Others were adamant that 13 is too old to be trick or treating and the girls were probably up to no good.
Man, there are a lot of ignorant haters out there.
13-year-old twin sisters Lexi and Lexandra Huerta Perez and their 13-year-old friend Andrea Gonzalez were struck and killed Friday night by a hit-and-run driver while trick-or-treating in Santa Ana, California. RIP.
Today, Santa Ana police Chief Carlos Rojas announced that Jaquinn Bell, 31, (pictured above) of Orange was booked for investigation of felony hit-and-run causing death.
Authorities say the three girls were struck and killed in a crosswalk, only two blocks from home. Police believe Bell was driving with his two teen children (17 and 14) when he struck and killed the girls. Bell's damaged black Honda SUV was found a short distance from where the collision occurred.
Bell has previous convictions for reckless driving and DUI and had recently been charged with a different hit and run.
Ref: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/03...96508.html
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Very sad story and big news locally.
It was disheartening reading the comments with some of the news articles when the story first broke and police were looking to identify the driver.
I read many comments stating that the girls were probably here illegally anyway. Several blamed the girls' moms for not accompanying their thirteen-year-olds around the block. Others were adamant that 13 is too old to be trick or treating and the girls were probably up to no good.
Man, there are a lot of ignorant haters out there.