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THIS WEEK
SKY ROCKETS IN FLIGHT Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns returns to La Jolla SEE PAGE 4
La Jolla realtor, Kara Kay, takes on ‘Survivor’ SEE PAGE 5 The amazing Blue Angels precision flying team soared over La Jolla and University City during the Miramar Air Show on Saturday, Sept. 28. DON BALCH/VILLAGE NEWS
Hit-and-run driver to stand trial for UC San Diego student death BY NEAL PUTNAM | LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS
A hit-and-run driver was ordered Sept. 28 to stand trial in the death of a UC San Diego student who was struck and killed on Interstate 5 on Feb. 24. Andres Perkins, 21, was running across the freeway near an Old Town Avenue exit around 2:30 a.m. when he was struck by the
2004 Honda Accord that was allegedly driven by Corundolus Toussaint, 39. That vehicle belonged to Toussaint’s girlfriend, and it was found abandoned at a service station at 2521 Pacific Highway with its windshield shattered, according to testimony at the preliminary hearing. The front license plate was
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knocked off and was not far from the student, who was found dead in a traffic lane, according to witnesses from the California Highway Patrol. Although it was believed Toussaint was driving by himself, surveillance cameras showed him leaving the driver’s seat and a woman exiting the vehicle from the front passenger seat at 3:10 a.m.,
according to District Attorney investigator Joshua Pittsley. Pittsley told San Diego Superior Court Judge Melinda Lasater the footage showed the woman wiping the door handle as if to wipe away any DNA or fingerprints. CHP officer Jessica Burger testi-
La Jolla Writer’s Conference SEE HIT-AND-RUN PG. 17
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