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GRAPHIC VIDEO: Woman indicted after hit and run injures two pedestrians | KVII
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| Two women were injured February 19, 2022 when they were hit by an SUV on SW 10th Avenue (Source: Amarillo Crime Stoppers) |
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — A woman was was indicted in a hit and run that injured two pedestrians.
Stephanie Leigh Luna, 33, was indicted by a Potter County grand jury on two counts of accident involving serious bodily injury.
The accident -- which was caught on camera -- happened around 1:45 a.m. on February 19, 2022 in the 1200 block of SW 10th Avenue.
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According to court documents, a group of people had just left the House Bar and were crossing SW 10th.
Two of the pedestrians were hit by a white, GMC Acadia.
The driver of the SUV kept going.
One victim, a 24-year-old woman, suffered a broken leg and road rash.
The other victim, a 36-year-old woman, suffered life threatening injuries and had to be intubated.
Two days after the crash, Luna turned herself in.
Luna told detectives she "thought" she was the one who hit two people near SW 10th.
She drove a GMC Acadia which matched the description of the vehicle police were looking for.
The SUV was missing the front passenger headlight, mirror and part of the bumper.
Luna told police she initially thought she hit something stationary, like a pole.