ASSEMBLYMEMBER LORI SALDAÑA
76TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
For Immediate Release: April 9, 2007
Contact: Joe Kocurek
Phone: (619) 645-3090

Assembly Member Lori Saldaņa to announce "Angie's Law" to increase penalties for hit-and-run drivers

WHAT:    A media conference announcing AB 1200, also referred to as “Angie’s Law”, after 19-year-old Angelina Padilla who was killed by a repeat hit-and-run driver in San Diego in 2005
WHEN:     

9:30 am to 10:00 am on Friday, April 13th
WHERE: ipayOne Sports Arena – 3500 Sports Arena Blvd. 92110
WHO:  
  • Assembly Member Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego)
  • Kathy Padilla – Mother of Angie Padilla
  • Representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Invited)
  • Law Enforcement Representative (Invited)
  • Representative from District Attorney’s Office (Invited)
BACKGROUND:

Nineteen-year-old Angie Padilla was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. The man responsible had a history of serious driving offenses, including multiple DUIs and a prior hit-and-run. Despite this history, prosecutors were limited to a maximum jail sentence of 4 years and 8 months. This bill would give prosecutors the option of pursuing these cases as felonies and impose greater fines and longer jail sentences for habitual serious traffic offenders involved in hit-and-run accidents that result in serious injury or death.
PHOTO/VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES:
  • Photos of Angie Padilla
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
  • Assembly Member Lori Saldaña – the bill’s author
  • Kathy Padilla – Angie Padilla’s mother
  • Representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Invited)
  • Law Enforcement Representative (Invited)
  • Representative from District Attorney’s Office (Invited)
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