Angela Hagler’s Shafter townhome, about 13 miles outside Bakersfield, includes basic household furnishings, other than a bench in the living room the 57-year-old uses to lift her 16-year-old granddaughter into a bathtub specially outfitted for amputees.
Angela Hagler’s Shafter townhome, about 13 miles outside Bakersfield, includes basic household furnishings, other than a bench in the living room the 57-year-old uses to lift her 16-year-old granddaughter into a bathtub specially outfitted for amputees.
On this day, Hagler sat on a brown sofa in a loose T-shirt, printed pajama pants, and house shoes. She had not left the townhome that day. Sarabi Vaughn, Hagler’s granddaughter, sat across the dimly lit room.
Hagler and Vaughn said that on Aug. 13, 2024, Vaughn, who was then 14, was standing in a yard on Wilson Road, Bakersfield, when she was struck by a vehicle. They declined to comment further because an associated lawsuit is ongoing…