In a San Francisco Superior Court trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys presented closing arguments, offering divergent interpretations of evidence concerning allegations of a hit-and-run and possession of narcotics for sale.
During a jury trial in Department 21 of the San Francisco Superior Court, Deputy Public Defender Deborah Awolope challenged the prosecution’s case by highlighting inconsistencies in police witness testimony during cross-examination. The proceedings concern an individual charged with one count of hit-and-run causing injury and four counts of possession of narcotics for sale.
An Orange County Superior Court judge declined to accept a proposed change of plea from a defendant charged with felony hit-and-run, continuing the pretrial hearing to June 12, subsequent to victim impact statements detailing the incident’s severe consequences.
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against Angela Averiett, stemming from a May 2025 freeway collision on Interstate 580. A conviction carries a potential sentence of up to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine, as stipulated by California law.
The defense argued that investigators failed to conduct a complete DNA analysis in a gross vehicular manslaughter case, raising questions about who was driving at the time of the collision.