A 32-year-old Garden Grove woman has been killed in a hit-and-run accident while riding her motor scooter, according to a news report.
Garden Grove police said that Kimberly Krause was pronounced dead at a local hospital; she was taken there after being found lying on the sidewalk on Chapman Avenue. Investigators said that Krause was believed to have been riding her motor scooter east on Chapman when she was hit by an SUV attempting to make a left turn on Pioneer Drive from the westbound lanes of Chapman.
The driver of the SUV – Steven Newcomer, 43, of Santa Ana – left the scene and was found a short time later by police. He was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run, vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI.
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