THE las lomas man CRITICALLY INJURED BY a hit and run DRIVER in santa cruz almost 2 weeks ago HAS DIED. (on THURSDAY,) 70 year old adolfo galvan (HAS) DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN HE was hit on the 7-hundred block of pacific avenue ON august 24th. WITNESS DESCRIPTIONS LED TO THE ARREST OF 29 YEAR OLD joanne marie steele OF OAKLAND WHO HAD BEEN CAPTURED ON VIDEO BUYING ALCOHOL MINUTES BEFORE STRIKING THE VICTIM AND FLEEING THE SCENE. STEELE WAS ARRESTED AT A NEAR BY MOTEL AND CHARGED WITH FELONY HIT AND RUN, AND HAS SINCE MADE BAIL. RESULTS OF STEELE’S TOXICOLOGY TEST HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED, HOWEVER WITH GALVAN’S DEATH SHE IS LIKELY TO FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES AT HER ARRAIGNMENT.
