Whitney Young	Mesa student dies after hit-and-run accident-11/7/06	Article
	November 16 , 2006	Eric Leeman (20) was arrested after allegedly hitting Whitney Young (19) with his BMW and leaving the scene-11/17/06	Article
	Mesa College	Driver in fatal hit-run sentenced to 11 years-9/25/07	Article
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Mesa student dies after hit-and-run accident

20-year-old faces possible manslaughter charges

By: Shayla Durrett and Sean Campbell

Posted: 11/7/06              Top of  page                  Article

Reported that Whitney died shortly after suffering severe brain trauma from a hit-and-run accident at 3:15 a.m. on the previous Sunday morning.  Eric Joseph Leeman, 20, also a student, was arrested at his home near the SDSU campus. Leeman's roommates told detectives that he was at a party the night of the accident and was a frequent drinker.

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Eric Leeman (20) was arrested after allegedly hitting Whitney Young (19) with his BMW and leaving the scene

Published: Nov 17, 2006 @ 2:00 AM        Top of  page           Article

Eric Leeman (20)

Whitney Young (19) (left)

Date: Nov 16, 2006
Cause of Death: Auto-Pedestrian Accident
Location: San Diego, CA

 

Detectives Thursday arrested Eric Joseph Leeman in a hit-and-run crash that fatally injured a 19-year-old coed in the College area last weekend.   The victim was crossing Montezuma Road with four companions when Leeman's sedan struck her about 3:15 a.m. Sunday. The Leeman did not stop.  Leeman claimed that he thought he'd struck an animal, possibly a raccoon.  A roommate reported that  Leeman had been to a party in the hours prior to the accident.

 

Driver in fatal hit-run sentenced to 11 years

SIGNONSANDIEGO NEWS SERVICES

5:12 p.m. September 25, 2007                Top of  page                    Article

Eric Joseph Leeman pleaded guilty Aug. 23 to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, admitted to a hit-and-run allegation and was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in state prison.  Leeman had a DUI conviction in juvenile court when he was 17.  Witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing in March that Leeman was drunk at a party the night before he struck and killed Young.

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