Woman, 75, gets jail for running over an older woman near churchAna Torres was convicted of hit-and-run
By Larry Welborn
"SANTA ANA – An unrepentant 75-year-old Fullerton woman was sentenced to nine months in jail today on her felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter convictions for running over and killing an 89-year-old pedestrian in a Placentia church parking lot."
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"Instead of stopping to render aid, Torres drove away from the scene and parked her car. Baez argued that it would have been impossible for Torres not to know she had struck and run over the elderly woman, who screamed after she was knocked to the ground. Pound's DNA was found on the undercarriage of Torres' parked car."
The article also goes on to state that Torres can serve her time in home confinement instead, if the probation office "deems that appropriate."
Let us analyze what this woman did. She ran over an 89-year-old woman walking on a SIDEWALK , drove off, left woman to die, lied to police when questioned, and is still denying any guilt, even though DNA was found on the undercarriage of her car. Also, this took place in a Church Parking Lot! Jesus was watching!
NINE months in jail?!?!?!? The DA called that sentence "generous," I call it "getting off easy because you're old."
If this woman was 35, do you think she would have gotten the same sentence? It is not right that anybody gets treated any differently because of their age. It's a lot like my Nana freely using the term "Negro," most people just brush it off because of her generation. Excuse me, but she is an adult, she knows it is not acceptable, and she uses it anyway because people let her get away with it.
Superior Court Judge David Thompson: FAIL. You treated her like she's Lindsay Lohan or Mike Corona.
That is crazy! I never heard of that story. But I totally agree with you. If she was younger, the sentence may have been a lot harsher. And being old is no excuse! They just shouldn't be driving then!
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