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Student's car totaled in 'hit-and-run'
Occupants of second car try to flee on foot
Janet Pak
Daily Lifestyles Editor
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Officer. T. Boman with the SJPD said one driver, later identified as SJSU senior Kevin Nguyen, was making a left turn from Tenth Street onto San Fernando Street and was struck in the intersection by an oncoming vehicle.
Boman said the oncoming car was probably traveling at a high speed.
The occupants of the oncoming car fled on foot after the collision, Boman said, two heading south on Tenth Street and one heading north.
The officer said the man running north was caught by someone who witnessed the accident.
The man was arrested on charges of possession for sales of narcotics, Boman said.
Both cars were totaled and Nguyen sustained some minor injuries, he said.
Nguyen, a senior social work major, said the other car was going really fast.
Nguyen said he saw two or three guys run after the accident.
Lung Nguyen, Kevin's father, said his son was driving a 1992 two-door Toyota Celica and went home after the accident.
Greg Monroe, a towing operator with Delta Towing, said when he arrived around 9:24 p.m., both cars were up against each other.
Monroe said the Celica's front end was damaged and the transmission was leaking.
"The way I look at it, it's not worth it to fix it," he said. "It's totaled."
