ADVISORY/Press Conference Today at 11:00 AM at San Francisco City Hall: Dominguez Family Will Speak out for the First Time Since Daughter's Tragic Death at 24th Street and Potrero Avenue.News Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 11) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: Humberto and Sylvia (nee Lopez) Dominguez will hold a press
conference TODAY AT 11:00 AM AT SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL,
GOODLETT PLACE STEPS to announce the filing of legal
proceedings against the City and County of San Francisco.
They will also address the issue of why the San Francisco
Police Department has yet to issue a traffic citation or
warrant for the arrest of Sebastian Garcia, who allegedly
drove the Muni Railway truck that killed their daughter,
Elizabeth Dominguez.
TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIZABETH DOMINGUEZ'S 5TH BIRTHDAY. Her
parents will speak out for the first time since Elizabeth
was killed on February 11, 2003. They will issue a call to
action to commemorate Elizabeth's death. They will be
accompanied by their attorneys, Brian J. Panish and Kevin
Boyle, with the Santa Monica, CA law firm of Greene, Broillet,
Panish & Wheeler, LLP (www.gbpwlaw.com), and Kirk B. Bernard
with The Law Offices of Kirk B. Bernard in Marina del Rey, CA.
BACKGROUND:
On February 11, 2003, Elizabeth, age 4, was walking home from
her preschool (Buena Vista Alternative Elementary School)
along with her mother, baby brother and other friends. They
were near the intersection of 24th Street and Potrero Avenue
in San Francisco's Mission District when a collision allegedly
caused by Muni Railway truck driver Sebastian Garcia pinned
Elizabeth between the wall of a building and the truck,
killing the little girl.
Since Elizabeth's death, noticeable changes to the
intersection of 24th Street and Potrero Avenue have taken
place, including the posting of "walk, don't walk" signs, the
painting of yellow pedestrian crossing lines, and the
installing of photographic traffic enforcement equipment.
Muni Railway truck driver Sebastian Garcia has yet to be
cited by the San Francisco police for allegedly running a red
light and causing a fatal traffic accident.
WHEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2003 AT 11:00 AM
PLACE: San Francisco City Hall, Goodlett Place Steps
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA.
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