Young Woman Killed in Drag Racing Crash

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Recent reports show that a young woman is dead following a drag racing crash. The victim, Alize Jorge, 19, was a passenger in a 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse that crashed. The vehicle was driven by Hasim Smith, 22, who ran a red light and hit a traffic light pole in an effort to avoid another vehicle.

According to the victim’s father, Alvaro Jorge, 63, “She was getting a ride…She didn’t anticipate that these boys were going to be horsing around and drag racing at 10:30 at night…The kid lost control of the vehicle…They hit a pole pretty violently. My daughter ended up on the trunk of the vehicle from the impact.”

After the wreck, which left both Jorge and another unidentified female passenger in critical condition, Smith took off. Police later found and arrested him, charging him with leaving the scene of an accident causing death. Investigators determined that Smith was speeding and has been arrested twice before for leaving the scene of an accident.

Repeat Offenders and Personal Injury

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