A Walnut woman faces up to four years in prison when she returns to court next month to be sentence for fleeing the scene after fatally striking an elderly woman with her car.
Ashley Marie Lopez, 21, is due in West Covina Superior Court for sentencing Jan. 11, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s officials said.
She pleaded “no contest” Dec. 4 to a charge of felony hit-and-run in connection with the Nov. 2 collision at Live Oak and Stewart avenues, officials said.
Killed in the crash was 80-year-old Cu Lee Nguyen of Baldwin Park, according to Irwindale police and coroner’s officials.
She was crossing Live Oak Avenue in a crosswalk just before 6 a.m. when she was struck by a car that was westbound on Live Oak, according to Irwindale police Sgt. George Zendejas.
Three days later, evidence led police to arrest Lopez and impounded her car, police said.