UPDATE: Ivone Garcia-Campuzano pleaded guilty during arraignment May 22 in Clark County Juvenile Court and was sentenced to six days in juvenile detention, with credit for time served, and 24 hours of community service, according to court documents.
A teenage girl allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a mother carrying her infant son made a first court appearance Wednesday.
Ivone Garcia-Campuzano, 16, appeared in custody in Clark County Juvenile Court on suspicion of hit-and-run resulting in bodily injury. Judge Robert Lewis ruled that she remain in custody at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility, according to court records.
Vancouver police were dispatched at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday to 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. Verania Torres, 17, was walking across the street while holding her 18-month-old son, Emanuel, according to an affidavit of probable cause. While they were crossing, a car turning from McLoughlin Boulevard struck them and continued northbound, the affidavit said.
Torres was in a marked crosswalk, but traffic lights and signage in the area were in the process of being installed and were not operable, according to the affidavit. Witnesses told police the driver of the car sped off without making an effort to stop as Torres and Emanuel fell to the ground, the affidavit said.
Another witness chased the car, and when it stopped, pulled the driver out of the driver’s seat, according to the affidavit. The driver, later identified by police as Garcia-Campuzano, was arrested and taken to the juvenile detention center, Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp said.
Torres was taken to a hospital with a leg fracture, while Emanuel was taken to Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland for observation, Kapp said.
A records search found that Garcia-Campuzano did not have a valid driver’s license or any form of identification on her, according to the affidavit. She was also arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving without a license.
Garcia-Campuzano is scheduled for arraignment Monday.
