This article supported by Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney as part of a general sponsorship package. All opinions in the article are that of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of LABA. Click on the ad for more information. This morning the LAPD announced details on the capture of hit-and-run suspect Maritza Lara. Lara’s […]
Paint Is Not Protection: 58-year-old Woman Killed in Horrific Hit-and-Run at Vermont and 98th
The violence of the security footage posted by Univisión takes your breath away [warning: it is very disturbing]. The 58-year-old woman is almost to the median at 98th and Vermont when she realizes the driver speeding toward her has no intention of honoring the crosswalk or her life. Her terror is palpable. She flails an […]
Events this Weekend Draw Attention to Gruesome Hit-and-Run that Left Teen Severely Injured
After packing his purchases from the market at 37th and Maple into his backpack on the night of August 6, 15-year-old Roberto Díaz hopped on his bike, heading home to meet the friend that he’d just sent on ahead a minute earlier. One might expect Maple to be pretty quiet, traffic-wise, in that section of […]
A Year after Losing Her Only Son in a Hit-and-Run, a Mother Wonders when Justice Will Be Served
“Momma, look at me! I look good, huh? Look what you did. I’m fly, huh.” Twenty-two-year-old Frederick “Woon” Frazier was standing in the kitchen in a new cycling kit, flexing the thickly muscled thighs he had recently gotten tattooed with “My Bike” and “My Life.” Beverly Owens-Addison looked up at her son from the bed […]
Finally: Charges Filed Against Driver that Killed Frederick “Woon” Frazier in Hit-and-Run
The call Beverly Owens Addison had been waiting for finally came yesterday afternoon. Mariah Banks, age 24, would be charged with vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run for causing the death of Owens Addison’s only son, 22-year-old Frederick “Woon” Frazier. Together, the charges will allow the DA to seek a maximum penalty of as many as […]