Montebello fatal hit-and-run case nears end

LOS ANGELES — Closing statements were heard Friday in the case of a man accused of fatally running over an 84-year-old Montebello woman as she walked her dog in 2009 and fleeing the scene, court officials said.
David Louis Loera, 38, of Montebello is charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run in connection with the Oct. 5, 2009 crash that killed Norma Lambo and her dog, Barney, at Jefferson Avenue and Alfred Court. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to court officials, attorney’s were presenting their closing arguments Friday to a Los Angeles Superior Court jury, before the case was turned over for deliberation.
Lambo, a longtime Montebello resident and co-founder of Montebello’s “Ashiya Sister Cities” organization, was walking her dog, Barney, across the street when she was struck by a pickup truck about 6 p.m., investigators said.
According to Montbello police, a passenger got out of the truck and untangled Lambo’s walker from the front bumper before returning to the truck, which left the scene. The passenger has not been found.
Detectives arrested Loera three days after the fatal crash after finding his truck at a Montebello auto repair shop, police said.
He has remained free pending trial after posting $100,000 bail.

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