S.F. driver charged with murder in Ingleside hit-and-run that killed 88-year-old woman

A man suspected in an Ingleside hit-and-run that killed an 88-year-old woman in October has been charged with murder, prosecutors said Thursday.

Hai Van Le, 48, faces additional charges involving driving under the influence and leaving the scene of the crash. He was arraigned on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty, according to officials with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

On the evening of Oct. 26, victim Lau Sim Lui was struck by a driver at the intersection of Ocean and Ashton avenues. Police arrived at the scene just after 6:40 p.m. and found the woman on the ground in a crosswalk. Medics declared Lui deceased at the scene a few minutes later, from what officials later said was a severe head injury…

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