Article: Crime and public safety, October 16

LOMA LINDA

One of two teens hit by drunken driver dies

A 19-year-old woman struck on the 10 Freeway by a drunken driver last weekend while changing a flat tire has died, coroner's officials said Thursday.

Vickie Chen, who died Thurday, and Elaine Shin Ly, both of Rosemead, were attempting to change a tire on their Toyota Camry near the Richardson Street overpass in Loma Linda when a motorist veered off the westbound lane and smashed into the back of the woman's car at 70 mph.

The Toyota ran over both women.

Daniel Miersma, 23, of Redlands was arrested on suspicion offelony driving under the influence and injuring someone. He is expected to be charged with Chen's death.

Ly was hospitalized ...

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