La Mirada teen's death accidental, coroner says

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Missing Information wrote:

The previous commenter seems to be putting a lot of weight into the notion that the DRIVER was at fault. What is the rationale? Because they were not from La Mirada, or they were older than the median age? These are not compelling reasons to conclude guilt for the driver.
I see lots of reason to be feeling sad for the driver. After all, they are required to live with the fact that someone ended their young life by impact with their car. Trust me, it’s not something you shake-off even if you’re completely innocent.
This story is lean on information, although some key facts are there if you read between the lines:
Imperial Hwy is 6 (SIX !!) lanes there, and there is NO crosswalk at Burgess (Though there are crosswalks at BOTH major intersections nearby ... a few hundred feet away).
Imperial Hwy: It is indeed a highway. At 6:38 PM it would have been rather dark, and likely to be rather busy in spurts on a Friday.
The deceased was aged 16, and was already attending a third high school. Was this a troubled kid? The story doesn’t explain why explicitly, though it does mention her other schools (is this offered as a hint?). And why was she attending a continuation after only a couple weeks into a school year (another hint)? The previous commenter would probably have some helpful insights regarding how the driver was to blame for these sad facts as well.
Based on this bit of sketchy information, I would not be putting much weight on the driver being at fault .... unless the victim was hit on the sidewalk. The story doesn’t say she was hit on the sidewalk ....

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my kids where her friend wrote:

you know what you frickin idiot that was a young girl you idiot think you jack ass what if that was your kid /daughter /son /niece/nephew/mom/dad/sister/b rother/or you you need to wake up jackass i wish i knew who you were i would beat your ass myself you Jackass!

Lucky to have known you wrote:

no one is blaming the driver either

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Lucky to have known you wrote:

Samantha's friends came together and did a car wash in honor of her, they raised enough money to pay for her casket and all the flowers at the funeral. She was a nice girl, and as all teenagers have, a few problems. My son was a good friend of hers and was very devastated with her loss. She knew I was upset with my son, and Samantha & my son had gone to church together and came home with flowers for me. She was a blessing to me, and to my son. Please do not put blame on her for what happened, no one is blaming the driver either, I can only imagine what she is going through. Samantha's parents are very upset,, but are dealing with it. You can't judge anyone until you have walked in there shoes!! Thank you to all who helped at the car wash (75 young teens showed up to work) and to all those who supported us by having their cars washed. We appreciate all that you did, and it was a great blessing to her family.