Compton Hit & Run Attorney Success # 4
Our client was allegedly involved in a hit and run collision while driving eastbound on the I-105 Freeway through Compton. The alleged victim vehicle was being driven eastbound as well, west of Long Beach Boulevard when another vehicle, a black Escalade, not our client’s, struck the victim from behind. The accident occurred at about 2:00 a.m. and our client watched the collision of the two other vehicles. The Escalade then sped off at a high rate of speed. Our client did not speed away.
The victim told police officers that our client and he then drove south bound onto the I-710 Freeway and together exited on Alondra Boulevard, whereupon they pulled over and stopped in a parking lot. The victim then described a convoluted scenario where he and our client discussed the case and our client sped away, refusing to provide her name or phone number.
During this supposed discussion, the victim recorded our client’s license plate.
The victim then called the police, reported our client’s license plate number and our client was charged with Vehicle Code Section 20002(a) (Hit-&-Run Driving), a misdemeanor. Complicating matters, our client was on probation at the time of the supposed accident and the hit and run constituted a probation violation, exposing our client to up to one year in county jail.
Greg Hill from Greg Hill & Associates fought hard for our client and contacted the District Attorney assigned to the case, as well as the insurance company for our client to gather up pictures and evidence to show that our client was not involved in a hit and run the night of the accident. The pictures did not show the paint transfer between the two cars. Furthermore, the insurance company took a recorded statement of the alleged victim which contradicted the police report.
Assembling and evaluating this evidence for the District Attorney, Greg Hill negotiated a plea bargain for our client where she delayed entry of her plea, was assigned five (5) days of community service and a nominal fine, and if she completed the community service and paid the fine, the case would be dismissed, which it was.
The victim told police officers that our client and he then drove south bound onto the I-710 Freeway and together exited on Alondra Boulevard, whereupon they pulled over and stopped in a parking lot. The victim then described a convoluted scenario where he and our client discussed the case and our client sped away, refusing to provide her name or phone number.
During this supposed discussion, the victim recorded our client’s license plate.
The victim then called the police, reported our client’s license plate number and our client was charged with Vehicle Code Section 20002(a) (Hit-&-Run Driving), a misdemeanor. Complicating matters, our client was on probation at the time of the supposed accident and the hit and run constituted a probation violation, exposing our client to up to one year in county jail.
Greg Hill from Greg Hill & Associates fought hard for our client and contacted the District Attorney assigned to the case, as well as the insurance company for our client to gather up pictures and evidence to show that our client was not involved in a hit and run the night of the accident. The pictures did not show the paint transfer between the two cars. Furthermore, the insurance company took a recorded statement of the alleged victim which contradicted the police report.
Assembling and evaluating this evidence for the District Attorney, Greg Hill negotiated a plea bargain for our client where she delayed entry of her plea, was assigned five (5) days of community service and a nominal fine, and if she completed the community service and paid the fine, the case would be dismissed, which it was.