Cops: Drunk Driver Slams People Waiting With Disabled Car, Kills Girl

Police say a 13-year-old girl was killed by a drunk driver on Sunday. The girl was waiting alongside a disabled car on the Pomona Freeway when she was struck.

Investigators say a teenager standing next to a conked-out car on a Southern California freeway has been struck and killed by car with a drunken driver behind the wheel.

The Honda Civic hit the 13-year-old girl early Sunday on U.S. Route 60, the Pomona Freeway, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles in Hacienda Heights.

A 41-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy also standing next to the disabled Toyota Corolla were injured.

The names of the victims, all from Santa Monica, haven't been released.

The California Highway Patrol arrested 28-year-old Tina Silva of Hacienda Heights has been arrested and booked for investigation of drunken driving. She had fled the crash scene and was tracked down by local police.
 

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