A grandmother walking in a bike lane in San Clemente was killed and her grandson injured by a hit-and-run driver, according to a news report.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that the unidentified 76-year-old woman and her grandson were walking in the bike lane on the north side of El Camino Real just south of Camino Capistrano when they were hit by the driver of a white Volkswagen van. The driver did not stop. The grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene; the grandson suffered minor injuries.
A witness to the fatal pedestrian accident followed the driver, who was stopped by deputies and identified as Kelly Michelle Wolfe of Dana Point. Wolfe was investigated for potential DUI but no arrests were made.
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