Waitress hit by car dies
Posted on 01/03/2003 4:54:36 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
Waitress hit by car dies
01/03/2003
A 22-year-old waitress died from severe head injuries after she was struck early Friday by a car occupied with four people who had walked out on their restaurant bill at an Irving Bennigan's, police said.
Jennifer Sanchez, of Grand Prairie, was taken to Parkland Hospital where she underwent surgery for her injuries.
Ms. Sanchez had gone into the restaurant parking lot just after 1 a.m. to get the license plate number of four patrons who had just walked out on their $100 restaurant tab, Irving police spokesman David Tull said.
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Witnesses told police that the brown, 1978 Chevy Nova backed up and struck Ms. Sanchez and then sped up dragging her several feet before throwing her from the car.
Three of the car's four occupants were later arrested for aggravated assault and police said they expect to make an arrest for the fourth occupant. Those arrested are an 18-year-old Irving woman, a 19-year-old Midlothian woman and a 19-year-old Duncanville man. The names have not been released pending arraignment.
Ms. Sanchez had worked at the restaurant as a hostess and server since May 2001, spokeswoman Tricia Coghlan said.
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"If there is a theft, a manager needs to keep an eye on the suspect while someone calls police," she said. "If someone leaves before the police arrives we don't try to detain them. A manager will try to write down a description of the suspect or the vehicle and the direction in which they traveled."
Ms. Sanchez's father said his daughter was hard-working and had a promising future.
"She was a young lady, very full of life, working her way through school," Daniel Sanchez said. "She was very independent and a big-hearted person."
E-mail kdurnan@dallasnews.com
Get the rope.
ML/NJ
They're all underage, and this Bennigan's is probably as strict about checking IDs as all the ones I've been to.
More likely, IMHO, they a) wore black; b) had more than one facial piercing apiece; and c) there was at least one with hair dyed black.
I suspect those charges were filed before she died, and will be upgraded accordingly.
I can tell you that official restaurant policy means nothing.
The management team ALWAYS will make servers pay for dine and dash, as their bonuses are reflected on the basis of them (profit, etc).
May some smart lawyer light these bastards up like a pinball machine.
I think that would be difficult.
Try murder cops.
That's absolutely disgraceful! What's up with the prosecutor???
They were arrested on those charges before the woman died. The charges will undoubtedly be upgraded to either murder or reckless homicide (depending on what the interrogation reveals).
Will do...
As for the scum that ran her over, they should be charged with murder, manslaughter at a minimum.
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