Results tagged “Varela” from Whittier Dispatch

     A fundraiser to benefit a 15-year-old La Serna High School student injured by a hit-and-run driver will be held from 4 to 9 p.m., Thursday at Southern California Pizza, 12259 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

     All proceeds will go to the Arianna Varela Fund which will pay for her medical expenses. A family member said Varela was recently transferred from UC Irvine Medical Center to HealthBridge Children's Hospital in Orange where she is undergoing rehabilitation.

     "She's doing really, really good," said her aunt, Catherine Del Ferraro.

     On Oct. 3, Varela crossed the street to attend her school's homecoming game held at Cal High. A driver hit her and didn't stop. He or she hasn't been found.

     Arianna Varela, the 15-year-old La Serna High School student who was injured by a hit-and-run driver, is now awake and talking, according to her family.

     Her aunt, Catherine Del Ferraro, said Varela was awakened from her induced coma on Oct. 17 but  was nonresponsive. Her ventilator was removed last week. She started talking this Monday, Del Ferraro said.

     "She remembers everything but what happened to her," Del Ferraro said.

     The Whittier teen was crossing the street Oct. 3 to attend a football game at Cal High when she was struck by  a sedan. The car didn't stop. The driver hasn't been found yet.

     Varela sustained head injuries and was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center. She's been transferred to the pediatric ward and her condition is stable, Del Ferraro said.