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Two Pedestrians Hit in a Crosswalk in Salinas; Adult Female and Child Sent to Hospital

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By Debbie Milius - email
SALINAS, Calif. -- Police responded to reports of a woman and a child who were hit by a car in a crosswalk early Sunday morning.

Officers said it happened around 7:30 a.m. near East Laurel and Grenada. Police said an older Honda Accord struck the two people walking in the crosswalk.

Investigators said the 57-year-old woman is the child's grandmother.  She was airlifted to San Jose and is undergoing surgery.  She is in very serious condition.

The 11-year-old girl was taken to Natividad and has a broken leg.

The driver left the scene but police caught up with him a few blocks away.

21-year-old Marco Vasquez Plata, who is also an unlicensed driver, was booked into the Monterey County Jail.

He is charged with two counts of felony hit and run as well as being unlicensed.

At this point drugs and alcohol do not seem to be involved.

 

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