Heather Auger

27-year-old Heather Auger was involved in a hit-and-run incident on July 2, 2008. Auger allegedly hit a pedestrian, Lucy Crawford, in front of STK steakhouse in West Hollywood, California.¹ The accident occurred around 2:00 a.m, after which Auger drove away from the scene. The victim's boyfriend chased after Auger, eventually catching her. The entire incident was captured on video by a crew from TMZ.com. TMZ also acquired an audio recording of the 911 call from the scene.^{2 3}

On July 11, 2008, Auger was charged with three felonies by the Los Angeles County District Attorney.¹Auger plead not guilty to the three charges on July 21, 2008, ⁴

Fast Facts

1. 27 years old at time of accident
2. Originally from Orange County, California
3. Now lives in Beverly Hills, California
4. Graduated from California State University, Fullerton
5. Charged with felony hit-and-run and DUI²
6. Allegedly Auger's BAC was .17 at the time⁵
7. The legal limit for driving is .08 in California⁵
8. Held on $52,000 bail³
9. Posted bail on July 2, 2008³
10. Trial scheduled for July 23, 2008³

Three Felonies Charged With

1. Leaving accident scene¹
2. DUI that caused an injury¹
3. Driving above the legal BAC limit¹

911 Tape

TMZ acquired the 911 tape of the incident. On the audio an unidentified male describes the victim as having been "creamed". He describes the accident saying "a woman just got hit by a car in the middle of the street." The caller did not give his phone number and would not return to the scene to provide help.³

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