Leona McCovey Arrested in Hit-and-Run Crash on Shasta Street [Redding, CA]

1 Hurt and 1 Arrested in Redding Pedestrian Accident on Shasta Street

 
REDDING, CA (October 28, 2021) – Thursday morning, authorities arrested Leona McCovey following a hit-and-run crash on Shasta Street.
 
According to Redding Police Department, the incident happened at around 8:57 a.m. on Shasta Street.
 
Reports revealed that a pickup truck failed to yield the right of way. Then, it struck a 75-year-old man crossing Shasta Street. Afterward, the vehicle fled the scene after the crash.
 
Then, responders transported the victim to a hospital with head injuries.
 
Eventually, officers arrested the hit-and-run driver, 33-year-old Leona McCovey at her home.
 
Also, officials booked McCovey to Shasta County Jail. She will receive hit-and-run causing great bodily harm charges.

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Ways to Deal with Accidents

 
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