Teen with history of driving offenses arrested on suspicion of DUI after Torrance cyclists are hit
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Editor on Apr 5, 2011 7:04pm PDT
A South Bay teen, Jaclyn Andrea Garcia, with a history of traffic offenses has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car allegedly plowed into a group of Torrance bikers.
Garcia, 19, swerved into a group of about a dozen cyclists who were making their way south on a residential street around 7:15 a.m. Sunday. Two of the bikers were injured, one of them critically. He was brought to the hospital suffering several broken bones and was in a coma. Garcia, who has a valid driver's license, has been convicted of four driving offenses since 2009 including driving at an unsafe speed for prevailing conditions, speeding and a U-turn violation.
Police arrested Garcia on suspicion of driving under the influence, and she was released from a Torrance jail Sunday.
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